And he moved from there and dug another well, and over that they did not quarrel; so he called its name Rehoboth, saying, "For now the Lord has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land."- Genesis 26:22
Isaac went through a lot in dealing with the quarrelsome and troublesome Philistines. He named one well Esek, the Hebrew word for "contention." The second well was named Sitnah because of the hatred and strife that existed because of it. After those two, he went further and further away and dug a new well.
And he moved from there and dug another well, and over that they did not quarrel;
Rehoboth, meaning "room, broad space," indicates Isaac had arrived at a peaceful juncture in his life. There was room and plenty of space for Isaac to exist without the Philistines laying claim to what he had. He dug another well and discovered no quarrel or strife. Isaac found himself at peace for a little while in Rehoboth. He realized that the Lord had made room for him and that his being "fruitful in the land" would come about from the Lord.
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