An analysis of the references in the Torah to “Be`er Lahai Roi” teaches us that it was a place that served as a place of solitude and meditation for Isaac, and that Isaac would come and go (“ba mibo”) there until his father died. Then he settled there permanently, as an expression of his solitary outlook, which was different from Abraham’s. So who was right? Abraham or Isaac? God’s revelation to Isaac provides a clear answer: God commands Isaac to return to the path of Abraham. Isaac understands – and he returns to Be`er Sheva!
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