- First mention of Ge 16:14
- FREQUENTLY MADE
- Near encampments Ge 21:30; 26:18
- Outside cities Ge 24:11; Joh 4:6,8
- In the courts of houses 2Sa 17:18
- In the desert 2Ch 26:10
- Supplied by springs Pr 16:22
- Supplied by the rain Ps 84:6
- Surrounded by trees Ge 49:22; Ex 15:27
- Names often given to Ge 16:14; 21:31
- Canaan abounded with De 6:11
- Many supplied from Lebanon So 4:15
- MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE
- Beerlahairoi Ge 16:14
- Bethlehem 2Sa 23:15; 1Ch 11:17,18
- Beer (east of Jordan) Nu 21:16-18
- Beer-sheba Ge 21:30,31
- Elim Ex 15:27
- Esek Ge 26:20
- Hagar Ge 21:19
- Haran Ge 29:3,4
- Jacob Joh 4:6
- Rehoboth Ge 26:22
- Sitnah Ge 26:21
- Often deep and difficult to draw from Joh 4:11
- Often covered to prevent their being filled with sand Ge 29:2,3
- Had troughs placed near for watering cattle Ge 24:19,20; Ex 2:16
- FREQUENTED BY
- Women who came to draw water Ge 24:13,14; Joh 4:7
- Travellers Ge 24:11,13,42; Joh 4:6
- Strangers not to draw from, without permission Nu 20:17
- Water of, frequently sold Nu 20:19
- Were a frequent cause of strife Ge 21:25; 26:21,22; Ex 2:16,17
- Were often stopped up by enemies Ge 26:15,18; 2Ki 3:19,25
- Often afforded no water Jer 14:3; Zec 9:11
- ILLUSTRATIVE
- Of the ordinances of the Church Isa 12:3
- Of the Holy Spirit in saints So 4:15; Joh 4:14
- Of the mouth of the righteous Pr 10:11
- Of wisdom and understanding in man Pr 16:22; 18:4
- (A fruitful bough by,) of Joseph's numerous posterity Ge 49:22
- (Drinking from one's own,) of enjoyment of domestic happiness Pr 5:15
- (Without water,) of hypocrites 2Pe 2:17
The New Topical Text Book
Wells
The New Topical Text Book, R. A. Torrey (1897). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.