German: Hagar und Ismael in der Wüste Hagar and Ismael in the desertClaude Lorrain · 1668–00

Beer Lahai roi

בְּאֵר לַחַי רֹאִי/beer-luh-HY-roy/

“Well of the Living One who sees me”

Summary

A well in the wilderness where Hagar encountered the angel of the Lord, and where Isaac later dwelt.

☩Hagar's Encounter

When Hagar fled from Sarai into the wilderness, she stopped at a spring on the way to Shur. There the angel of the Lord found her and promised that her son Ishmael would become a great nation. Hagar named the place 'Beer-lahai-roi,' meaning 'well of the Living One who sees me,' for she exclaimed, 'Thou God seest me.'

Key verses:Genesis 16:7-14

☩Isaac's Residence

This well, located between Kadesh and Bered in the south country, became significant in Isaac's life. He was dwelling near Beer-lahai-roi when the servant returned with Rebekah, and he continued to live there after Abraham's death.

Key verses:Genesis 24:62Genesis 25:11

Related Verses3 mentions

Genesis· 3 verses

16:14 24:62 25:11

References

1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Beer-lahai-roi," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. I (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
2.George Morrish, "Beerlahairoi," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).