28 Bible Verses about Wells
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And they capture fenced cities, and fat ground, and possess houses full of all good, digged-wells, vineyards, and olive-yards, and fruit-trees in abundance, and they eat, and are satisfied, and become fat, and delight themselves in Thy great goodness.
And it hath been, when Jehovah thy God doth bring thee in unto the land which He hath sworn to thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give to thee -- cities great and good, which thou hast not built, and houses full of all good things which thou hast not filled, and wells digged which thou hast not digged, vineyards and olive-yards which thou hast not planted, and thou hast eaten, and been satisfied;
and he causeth the camels to kneel at the outside of the city, at the well of water, at even-time, at the time of the coming out of the women who draw water. And he saith, 'Jehovah, God of my lord Abraham, cause to meet, I pray Thee, before me this day -- (and do kindness with my lord Abraham; lo, I am standing by the fountain of water, and daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water;read more.
and it hath been, the young person unto whom I say, Incline, I pray thee, thy pitcher, and I drink, and she hath said, Drink, and I water also thy camels) -- her Thou hast decided for Thy servant, for Isaac; and by it I know that Thou hast done kindness with my lord.' And it cometh to pass, before he hath finished speaking, that lo, Rebekah (who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, wife of Nahor, brother of Abraham) is coming out, and her pitcher on her shoulder, and the young person is of very good appearance, a virgin, and a man hath not known her; and she goeth down to the fountain, and filleth her pitcher, and cometh up. And the servant runneth to meet her, and saith, 'Let me swallow, I pray thee, a little water from thy pitcher;' and she saith, 'Drink, my lord;' and she hasteth, and letteth down her pitcher upon her hand, and giveth him drink. And she finisheth giving him drink, and saith, 'Also for thy camels I draw till they have finished drinking;' and she hasteth, and emptieth her pitcher into the drinking-trough, and runneth again unto the well to draw, and draweth for all his camels.
They are going up in the ascent of the city, and have found young women going out to draw water, and say to them, 'Is the seer in this place?'
there cometh a woman out of Samaria to draw water. Jesus saith to her, 'Give me to drink;' for his disciples were gone away to the city, that they may buy victuals; the Samaritan woman therefore saith to him, 'How dost thou, being a Jew, ask drink from me, being a Samaritan woman?' for Jews have no dealing with Samaritans.
and he looketh, and lo, a well in the field, and lo, there three droves of a flock crouching by it, for from that well they water the droves, and the great stone is on the mouth of the well. (When thither have all the droves been gathered, and they have rolled the stone from off the mouth of the well, and have watered the flock, then they have turned back the stone on the mouth of the well to its place.)
And he saith, 'Lo, the day is still great, it is not time for the cattle to be gathered; water ye the flock, and go, delight yourselves.' And they say, 'We are not able, till that all the droves be gathered together, and they have rolled away the stone from the mouth of the well, and we have watered the flock.' He is yet speaking with them, and Rachel hath come with the flock which her father hath, for she is shepherdess;read more.
and it cometh to pass when Jacob hath seen Rachel, daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the flock of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob cometh nigh and rolleth the stone from off the mouth of the well, and watereth the flock of Laban his mother's brother.
And Pharaoh heareth of this thing, and seeketh to slay Moses, and Moses fleeth from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelleth in the land of Midian, and dwelleth by the well. And to a priest of Midian are seven daughters, and they come and draw, and fill the troughs, to water the flock of their father, and the shepherds come and drive them away, and Moses ariseth, and saveth them, and watereth their flock.
And Abraham reasoned with Abimelech concerning the matter of a well of water which Abimelech's servants have taken violently away,
And Isaac soweth in that land, and findeth in that year a hundredfold, and Jehovah blesseth him; and the man is great, and goeth on, going on and becoming great, till that he hath been very great, and he hath possession of a flock, and possession of a herd, and an abundant service; and the Philistines envy him,read more.
and all the wells which his father's servants digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines have stopped them, and fill them with dust. And Abimelech saith unto Isaac, 'Go from us; for thou hast become much mightier than we;' and Isaac goeth from thence, and encampeth in the valley of Gerar, and dwelleth there; and Isaac turneth back, and diggeth the wells of water which they digged in the days of Abraham his father, which the Philistines do stop after the death of Abraham, and he calleth to them names according to the names which his father called them. And Isaac's servants dig in the valley, and find there a well of living water, and shepherds of Gerar strive with shepherds of Isaac, saying, 'The water is ours;' and he calleth the name of the well 'Strife,' because they have striven habitually with him; and they dig another well, and they strive also for it, and he calleth its name 'Hatred.' And he removeth from thence, and diggeth another well, and they have not striven for it, and he calleth its name Enlargements, and saith, 'For -- now hath Jehovah given enlargement to us, and we have been fruitful in the land.'
Let us pass over, we pray thee, through thy land; we pass not over through a field, or through a vineyard, nor do we drink waters of a well; the way of the king we go, we turn not aside -- right or left -- till that we pass over thy border.'
'Let me pass through thy land, we do not turn aside into a field, or into a vineyard, we do not drink waters of a well; in the king's way we go, till that we pass over thy border.'
And a messenger of Jehovah findeth her by the fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur,
therefore hath one called the well, 'The well of the Living One, my beholder;' lo, between Kadesh and Bered.
therefore hath he called that place 'Beer-Sheba,' for there have both of them sworn.
and shepherds of Gerar strive with shepherds of Isaac, saying, 'The water is ours;' and he calleth the name of the well 'Strife,' because they have striven habitually with him; and they dig another well, and they strive also for it, and he calleth its name 'Hatred.' And he removeth from thence, and diggeth another well, and they have not striven for it, and he calleth its name Enlargements, and saith, 'For -- now hath Jehovah given enlargement to us, and we have been fruitful in the land.'
and there was there a well of Jacob. Jesus therefore having been weary from the journeying, was sitting thus on the well; it was as it were the sixth hour;
The hope of Israel is Jehovah, All forsaking Thee are ashamed, And 'My apostates' in the earth are written, For they have forsaken Jehovah, A fountain of living waters.
For two evils hath My people done, Me they have forsaken, a fountain of living waters, To hew out for themselves wells -- broken wells, That contain not the waters.
but whoever may drink of the water that I will give him, may not thirst -- to the age; and the water that I will give him shall become in him a well of water, springing up to life age-during.'
because the Lamb that is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters, and wipe away shall God every tear from their eyes.'
As the digging of a well, is for its waters, So she hath digged for her wickedness, Violence and spoil is heard in her, Before My face continually are sickness and smiting.
For a harlot is a deep ditch, And a strange woman is a strait pit.
Therefore, thus said Jehovah: Lo, I am pleading thy cause, And I have avenged thy vengeance, And dried up its sea, and made its fountains dry.
From Thematic Bible
Salvation » Illustrated by » Wells
Water » Collected in » Wells
And God openeth her eyes, and she seeth a well of water, and she goeth and filleth the bottle with water, and causeth the youth to drink;
Wells » Spiritual water of life » Eze 47; re 22
Ho, every thirsty one, come ye to the waters, And he who hath no money, Come ye, buy and eat, yea, come, buy Without money and without price, wine and milk.
They do not hunger, nor thirst, Nor smite them doth mirage and sun, For He who is pitying them doth lead them, And by fountains of waters doth tend them.
The hope of Israel is Jehovah, All forsaking Thee are ashamed, And 'My apostates' in the earth are written, For they have forsaken Jehovah, A fountain of living waters.
A fount of gardens, a well of living waters, And flowings from Lebanon!
Wells » Were often stopped up by enemies
and the cities they break down, and on every good portion they cast each his stone, and have filled it, and every fountain of water they stop, and every good tree they cause to fall -- till one had left its stones in Kir-Haraseth, and the slingers go round and smite it.
and all the wells which his father's servants digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines have stopped them, and fill them with dust.
and ye have smitten every fenced city, and every choice city, and every good tree ye cause to fall, and all fountains of waters ye stop, and every good portion ye mar with stones.'
and Isaac turneth back, and diggeth the wells of water which they digged in the days of Abraham his father, which the Philistines do stop after the death of Abraham, and he calleth to them names according to the names which his father called them.
Wells » Frequented by » Travellers
and he causeth the camels to kneel at the outside of the city, at the well of water, at even-time, at the time of the coming out of the women who draw water.
lo, I am standing by the fountain of water, and daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water;
And I come to-day unto the fountain, and I say, Jehovah, God of my lord Abraham, if Thou art, I pray Thee, making prosperous my way in which I am going --
Wells » Mentioned in scripture » Bethlehem
and David longeth and saith, 'Who doth give me a drink of the water of the well of Beth-Lehem, which is by the gate?'
and David longeth, and saith, 'Who doth give me to drink water from the well of Beth-Lehem, that is at the gate!' And the three break through the camp of the Philistines, and draw water from the well of Beth-Lehem, that is at the gate, and bear and bring in unto David, and David hath not been willing to drink it, and poureth it out to Jehovah,
Wells » Frequently made » Outside cities
and he causeth the camels to kneel at the outside of the city, at the well of water, at even-time, at the time of the coming out of the women who draw water.
and there was there a well of Jacob. Jesus therefore having been weary from the journeying, was sitting thus on the well; it was as it were the sixth hour;
Wells » Illustrative » Of the holy spirit in saints
but whoever may drink of the water that I will give him, may not thirst -- to the age; and the water that I will give him shall become in him a well of water, springing up to life age-during.'
A fount of gardens, a well of living waters, And flowings from Lebanon!
Wells » Were a frequent cause of strife
And Abraham reasoned with Abimelech concerning the matter of a well of water which Abimelech's servants have taken violently away,
and they dig another well, and they strive also for it, and he calleth its name 'Hatred.' And he removeth from thence, and diggeth another well, and they have not striven for it, and he calleth its name Enlargements, and saith, 'For -- now hath Jehovah given enlargement to us, and we have been fruitful in the land.'
Wells » Illustrative » Of wisdom and understanding in man
Deep waters are the words of a man's mouth, The fountain of wisdom is a flowing brook.
A fountain of life is understanding to its possessors, The instruction of fools is folly.
Wells » Often afforded no water
Also thou -- by the blood of thy covenant, I have sent thy prisoners out of the pit, There is no water in it.
And their honourable ones have sent their little ones to the water, They have come unto ditches, They have not found water, They have turned back -- their vessels empty! They have been ashamed, And have blushed and covered their head.
Wells » Frequently made » Near encampments
And he saith, 'For -- the seven lambs thou dost accept from my hand, so that it becometh a witness for me that I have digged this well;'
and Isaac turneth back, and diggeth the wells of water which they digged in the days of Abraham his father, which the Philistines do stop after the death of Abraham, and he calleth to them names according to the names which his father called them.
Wells » Names often given to
therefore hath one called the well, 'The well of the Living One, my beholder;' lo, between Kadesh and Bered.
therefore hath he called that place 'Beer-Sheba,' for there have both of them sworn.
Wells » Surrounded by trees
And they come to Elim, and there are twelve fountains of water, and seventy palm trees; and they encamp there by the waters.
Wells » Spiritual water of life » Issuing from God's house
And it hath come to pass, in that day, Drop down do the mountains juice, And the hills do flow with milk, And all streams of Judah do go with water, And a fountain from the house of Jehovah goeth forth, And hath watered the valley of Shittim.
And he causeth me to turn back unto the opening of the house; and lo, water is coming forth from under the threshold of the house eastward, for the front of the house is eastward, and the water is coming down from beneath, from the right side of the house, from the south of the altar.
Wells » Many supplied from lebanon
A fount of gardens, a well of living waters, And flowings from Lebanon!
Wells » Flgurative » Without water
These are wells without water, and clouds by a tempest driven, to whom the thick gloom of the darkness to the age hath been kept;
Why hath my pain been perpetual? And my wound incurable? It hath refused to be healed, Thou art surely to me as a failing stream, Waters not stedfast.
Wells » Frequently made » In the desert
and he buildeth towers in the wilderness, and diggeth many wells, for he had much cattle, both in the low country and in the plain, husbandmen and vine-dressers in the mountains, and in Carmel; for he was a lover of the ground.
Wells » Flgurative » Of salvation
but whoever may drink of the water that I will give him, may not thirst -- to the age; and the water that I will give him shall become in him a well of water, springing up to life age-during.'
Wells » Spiritual water of life » Makes life fruitful
And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, bright as crystal, going forth out of the throne of God and of the Lamb: in the midst of its broad place, and of the river on this side and on that, is a tree of life, yielding twelve fruits, in each several month rendering its fruits, and the leaves of the tree are for the service of the nations;
Wells » The occasion of feuds » Between isaac and abimelech
and all the wells which his father's servants digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines have stopped them, and fill them with dust. And Abimelech saith unto Isaac, 'Go from us; for thou hast become much mightier than we;' and Isaac goeth from thence, and encampeth in the valley of Gerar, and dwelleth there; read more.
and Isaac turneth back, and diggeth the wells of water which they digged in the days of Abraham his father, which the Philistines do stop after the death of Abraham, and he calleth to them names according to the names which his father called them. And Isaac's servants dig in the valley, and find there a well of living water, and shepherds of Gerar strive with shepherds of Isaac, saying, 'The water is ours;' and he calleth the name of the well 'Strife,' because they have striven habitually with him; and they dig another well, and they strive also for it, and he calleth its name 'Hatred.' And he removeth from thence, and diggeth another well, and they have not striven for it, and he calleth its name Enlargements, and saith, 'For -- now hath Jehovah given enlargement to us, and we have been fruitful in the land.'
And it cometh to pass during that day that Isaac's servants come and declare to him concerning the circumstances of the well which they have digged, and say to him, 'We have found water;' and he calleth it Shebah, oath, therefore the name of the city is Beer-Sheba, well of the oath, unto this day.
Wells » Spiritual water of life » Universal call to partake of
And the Spirit and the Bride say, Come; and he who is hearing -- let him say, Come; and he who is thirsting -- let him come; and he who is willing -- let him take the water of life freely.
Wells » Mentioned in scripture » Beer (east of jordan)
And from thence they journeyed to Beer; it is the well concerning which Jehovah said to Moses, 'Gather the people, and I give to them -- water.' Then singeth Israel this song, concerning the well -- they have answered to it: A well -- digged it have princes, Prepared it have nobles of the people, With the lawgiver, with their staves.' And from the wilderness they journeyed to Mattanah,
Wells » Mentioned in scripture » Beer-sheba
And he saith, 'For -- the seven lambs thou dost accept from my hand, so that it becometh a witness for me that I have digged this well;' therefore hath he called that place 'Beer-Sheba,' for there have both of them sworn.
Wells » Frequented by » Women who came to draw water
lo, I am standing by the fountain of water, and daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water; and it hath been, the young person unto whom I say, Incline, I pray thee, thy pitcher, and I drink, and she hath said, Drink, and I water also thy camels) -- her Thou hast decided for Thy servant, for Isaac; and by it I know that Thou hast done kindness with my lord.'
Wells » Had troughs placed near for watering cattle
And she finisheth giving him drink, and saith, 'Also for thy camels I draw till they have finished drinking;' and she hasteth, and emptieth her pitcher into the drinking-trough, and runneth again unto the well to draw, and draweth for all his camels.
Wells » Canaan abounded with
and houses full of all good things which thou hast not filled, and wells digged which thou hast not digged, vineyards and olive-yards which thou hast not planted, and thou hast eaten, and been satisfied;
Wells » Spiritual water of life » The supply inexhaustible
because the Lamb that is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters, and wipe away shall God every tear from their eyes.'
Wells » Spiritual water of life » Unaffected by time and season
And it hath come to pass, in that day, Go forth do living waters from Jerusalem, Half of them unto the eastern sea, And half of them unto the western sea, In summer and in winter it is.
Wells » Mentioned in scripture » Haran
(When thither have all the droves been gathered, and they have rolled the stone from off the mouth of the well, and have watered the flock, then they have turned back the stone on the mouth of the well to its place.) And Jacob saith to them, 'My brethren, from whence are ye?' and they say, 'We are from Haran.'
Wells » Frequently made » In the courts of houses
And a youth seeth them, and declareth to Absalom; and they go on both of them hastily, and come in unto the house of a man in Bahurim, and he hath a well in his court, and they go down there,
Wells » Illustrative » Of the mouth of the righteous
A fountain of life is the mouth of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked cover doth violence.
Wells » Often covered to prevent their being filled with sand
and he looketh, and lo, a well in the field, and lo, there three droves of a flock crouching by it, for from that well they water the droves, and the great stone is on the mouth of the well. (When thither have all the droves been gathered, and they have rolled the stone from off the mouth of the well, and have watered the flock, then they have turned back the stone on the mouth of the well to its place.)
Wells » Supplied by springs
A fountain of life is understanding to its possessors, The instruction of fools is folly.
Wells » Mentioned in scripture » Beer-lahai-roi
therefore hath one called the well, 'The well of the Living One, my beholder;' lo, between Kadesh and Bered.
Wells » Mentioned in scripture » Rehoboth
And he removeth from thence, and diggeth another well, and they have not striven for it, and he calleth its name Enlargements, and saith, 'For -- now hath Jehovah given enlargement to us, and we have been fruitful in the land.'
Wells » Mentioned in scripture » Sitnah
and they dig another well, and they strive also for it, and he calleth its name 'Hatred.'
Wells » Mentioned in scripture » Hagar
And God openeth her eyes, and she seeth a well of water, and she goeth and filleth the bottle with water, and causeth the youth to drink;
Wells » Mentioned in scripture » Esek
and shepherds of Gerar strive with shepherds of Isaac, saying, 'The water is ours;' and he calleth the name of the well 'Strife,' because they have striven habitually with him;
Wells » Illustrative » (drinking from one's own,) of enjoyment of domestic happiness
Wells » Illustrative » (a fruitful bough by,) of joseph's numerous posterity
Wells » Strangers not to draw from, without permission
Let us pass over, we pray thee, through thy land; we pass not over through a field, or through a vineyard, nor do we drink waters of a well; the way of the king we go, we turn not aside -- right or left -- till that we pass over thy border.'
Wells » Water of, frequently sold
And the sons of Israel say unto him, 'In the highway we go, and if of thy waters we drink -- I and my cattle -- then I have given their price; only (it is nothing) on my feet I pass over.'
Wells » First mention of
therefore hath one called the well, 'The well of the Living One, my beholder;' lo, between Kadesh and Bered.
Wells » Spiritual water of life » Satisfies the deepest needs
And in the last, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, 'If any one doth thirst, let him come unto me and drink; he who is believing in me, according as the Writing said, Rivers out of his belly shall flow of living water;'
Wells » Mentioned in scripture » Elim
And they come to Elim, and there are twelve fountains of water, and seventy palm trees; and they encamp there by the waters.
Wells » Illustrative » (without water,) of hypocrites
These are wells without water, and clouds by a tempest driven, to whom the thick gloom of the darkness to the age hath been kept;
Wells » The occasion of feuds » Between abraham and abimelech
And Abraham reasoned with Abimelech concerning the matter of a well of water which Abimelech's servants have taken violently away, and Abimelech saith, 'I have not known who hath done this thing, and even thou didst not declare to me, and I also, I have not heard save to-day.' And Abraham taketh sheep and oxen, and giveth to Abimelech, and they make, both of them, a covenant; read more.
and Abraham setteth seven Lambs of the flock by themselves. And Abimelech saith unto Abraham, 'What are they -- these seven lambs which thou hast set by themselves?' And he saith, 'For -- the seven lambs thou dost accept from my hand, so that it becometh a witness for me that I have digged this well;'
Wells » Illustrative » Of the ordinances of the church
Wells » Supplied by the rain
Those passing through a valley of weeping, A fountain do make it, Blessings also cover the director.
Wells » Spiritual water of life » Christ the source of
Jesus answered and said to her, 'If thou hadst known the gift of God, and who it is who is saying to thee, Give me to drink, thou wouldest have asked him, and he would have given thee living water.'
Wells » Of uzziah
and he buildeth towers in the wilderness, and diggeth many wells, for he had much cattle, both in the low country and in the plain, husbandmen and vine-dressers in the mountains, and in Carmel; for he was a lover of the ground.
Wells » Often deep and difficult to draw from
The woman saith to him, 'Sir, thou hast not even a vessel to draw with, and the well is deep; whence, then, hast thou the living water?
Wells » Mentioned in scripture » jacob
and there was there a well of Jacob. Jesus therefore having been weary from the journeying, was sitting thus on the well; it was as it were the sixth hour;
Wells » At haran
and the young person is of very good appearance, a virgin, and a man hath not known her; and she goeth down to the fountain, and filleth her pitcher, and cometh up.
Wells » Of jacob
and there was there a well of Jacob. Jesus therefore having been weary from the journeying, was sitting thus on the well; it was as it were the sixth hour;
Wells » Of solomon
I made for me pools of water, to water from them a forest shooting forth trees.
Topics on Wells
Stopping Wells
Genesis 26:15and all the wells which his father's servants digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines have stopped them, and fill them with dust.
Wells, Figurative Use
2 Peter 2:17These are wells without water, and clouds by a tempest driven, to whom the thick gloom of the darkness to the age hath been kept;