Beer-lahai-roi
Beer-lahai-roi was a well where Hagar encountered the Angel of the Lord, between Kadesh and Bered.
The name Beer-lahai-roi means “the well of him that liveth and seeth me”
PlaceOld Testament1 book3 verses
Summary
A location near Kadesh-barnea first mentioned at Genesis 16:14; referred to as Beer-lahai-roi (בְּאֵר לַחַי רֹאִי).
Location
- Identified as
- Ain Muweileh
- Certainty
- Uncertain (26% of scholarship) · 3 other possible locations
- Coordinates
- 30.688° N, 34.333° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- בְּאֵר לַחַי רֹאִיBeer-lahai-roi
Mentions
- Therefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi. It is located between Kadesh and Bered.
- Now Isaac had just returned from Beer-lahai-roi, for he was living in the Negev.
- After Abraham’s death, God blessed his son Isaac, who lived near Beer-lahai-roi.