Beer-lahai-roi
Ancient site; 4 competing modern identifications, best supported being Ain Muweileh.
Placewell3 verseslocation disputed
Where was it?
Scholars do not agree. Every proposal recorded by the source is shown with its support score, so you can see the weight of opinion rather than a single answer.
- Ain Muweileh258
- Haluza80
- Jebel Umm el Bared58
- Wadi Umm Rajil45
Names
- Beer-lahai-roi — בְּאֵר לַחַי רֹאִי bəer lachay roiy “well that belongs to the Living One seeing me” (H883) · Φρέαρ οὗ ἐνώπιον εἶδον Phréar ou̔͂ e̓nṓpion ei̓͂don “well [of him] who saw [my] face” (G3708) — Genesis 16:14
Name variants
- Beer-lahai-roi (16)
- Beer Lahai Roi (9)
- Beer-Lahai-Roi (3)
- Lahai-roi (2)
References
Topical references
- Also called LAHAI-ROI, a well — Genesis 16:14; Genesis 24:62; Genesis 25:11
Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.