Kejadian 19:27

19:27 Abraham got up early in the morning and went ¹  to the place where he had stood before the Lord.

Kejadian 21:13

21:13 But I will also make the son of the slave wife into a great nation, for he is your descendant too.”

Kejadian 26:17

26:17 So Isaac left there and settled in the Gerar Valley. ² 

Kejadian 41:1

Joseph’s Rise to Power

41:1 At the end of two full years ³  Pharaoh had a dream. ⁴  As he was standing by the Nile,

¹ tn The words “and went” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

² tn Heb “and he camped in the valley of Gerar and he lived there.”

sn This valley was actually a wadi (a dry river bed where the water would flow in the rainy season, but this would have been rare in the Negev). The water table under it would have been higher than in the desert because of water soaking in during the torrents, making it easier to find water when digging wells. However, this does not minimize the blessing of the Lord, for the men of the region knew this too, but did not have the same results.

³ tn Heb “two years, days.”

⁴ tn Heb “was dreaming.”