Bible Concordances

Torrey's Topical Textbook

Wells

• First mention of
  Genesis 16:14

• FREQUENTLY MADE
  • Near encampments
    Genesis 21:30; 26:18
  • Outside cities
    Genesis 24:11; John 4:6,8
  • In the courts of houses
    2 Samuel 17:18
  • In the desert
    2 Chronicles 26:10

• Supplied by springs
  Proverbs 16:22

• Supplied by the rain
  Psalm 84:6

• Surrounded by trees
  Genesis 49:22; Exodus 15:27

• Names often given to
  Genesis 16:14; 21:31

• Canaan abounded with
  Deuteronomy 6:11

• Many supplied from Lebanon
  Song of Solomon 4:15

• MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE
  • Beerlahairoi
    Genesis 16:14
  • Bethlehem
    2 Samuel 23:15; 1 Chronicles 11:17,18
  • Beer (east of Jordan)
    Numbers 21:16-18
  • Beer-sheba
    Genesis 21:30,31
  • Elim
    Exodus 15:27
  • Esek
    Genesis 26:20
  • Hagar
    Genesis 21:19
  • Haran
    Genesis 29:3,4
  • Jacob
    John 4:6
  • Rehoboth
    Genesis 26:22
  • Sitnah
    Genesis 26:21

• Often deep and difficult to draw from
  John 4:11

• Often covered to prevent their being filled with sand
  Genesis 29:2,3

• Had troughs placed near for watering cattle
  Genesis 24:19,20; Exodus 2:16

• FREQUENTED BY
  • Women who came to draw water
    Genesis 24:13,14; John 4:7
  • Travellers
    Genesis 24:11,13,42; John 4:6

• Strangers not to draw from, without permission
  Numbers 20:17

• Water of, frequently sold
  Numbers 20:19

• Were a frequent cause of strife
  Genesis 21:25; 26:21,22; Exodus 2:16,17

• Were often stopped up by enemies
  Genesis 26:15,18; 2 Kings 3:19,25

• Often afforded no water
  Jeremiah 14:3; Zechariah 9:11

• ILLUSTRATIVE
  • Of the ordinances of the Church
    Isaiah 12:3
  • Of the Holy Spirit in saints
    Song of Solomon 4:15; John 4:14
  • Of the mouth of the righteous
    Proverbs 10:11
  • Of wisdom and understanding in man
    Proverbs 16:22; 18:4
  • (A fruitful bough by,) of Joseph's numerous posterity
    Genesis 49:22
  • (Drinking from one's own,) of enjoyment of domestic Happiness
    Proverbs 5:15
  • (Without water,) of hypocrites
    2 Peter 2:17