Gen 24:62 | NETfull | STEP | Now Isaac came from Beer Lahai Roi, for he was living in the Negev.

Genesis 24:62

62 Now ^{▼▼ The disjunctive clause switches the audience’s attention to Isaac and signals a new episode in the story.} Isaac came from ^{▼▼ Heb “from the way of.”} Beer Lahai Roi, ^{▼▼ The Hebrew name Beer Lahai Roi (בְּאֵר לַחַי רֹאִי, b^e’er lakhay ro’i) means “The well of the Living One who sees me.” See Gen 16:14.} for ^{▼▼ This disjunctive clause is explanatory.} he was living in the Negev. ^{▼▼ Or “the South [country].”} ^{▼▼ Negev is the name for the southern desert region in the land of Canaan.}