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31 So after that, the well was called Beersheba.[a] Abraham gave the well this name because it was the place where they made a promise to each other.

32 So Abraham and Abimelech made an agreement at Beersheba. Then Abimelech and Phicol, his military commander, went back to the country of the Philistines.

33 Abraham planted a special tree at Beersheba and prayed to the Lord, the God who lives forever.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 21:31 Beersheba This name means “well of the oath.”

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