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Genesis 21:31
English Standard Version
Genesis 21:31
English Standard Version
31 Therefore (A)that place was called Beersheba,[a] because there both of them swore an oath.
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- Genesis 21:31 Beersheba means well of seven or well of the oath
Genesis 21:31
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Genesis 21:31
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- Genesis 21:31 Beersheba can mean well of seven and well of the oath.
Genesis 26:33
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Genesis 26:33
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33 He called it Shibah;[a] therefore the name of the city is (A)Beersheba to this day.
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- Genesis 26:33 Shibah sounds like the Hebrew for oath
Genesis 26:33
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Genesis 26:33
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- Genesis 26:33 Shibah can mean oath or seven.
- Genesis 26:33 Beersheba can mean well of the oath and well of seven.
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