Genesis 21:31-33
21st Century King James Version
31 Therefore he called that place Beersheba [that is, The well of the oath], because there they swore, both of them.
32 Thus they made a covenant at Beersheba. Then Abimelech rose up, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.
33 And Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there on the name of the Lord, the Everlasting God.
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Genesis 21:31-33
New International Version
31 So that place was called Beersheba,[a](A) because the two men swore an oath(B) there.
32 After the treaty(C) had been made at Beersheba,(D) Abimelek and Phicol the commander of his forces(E) returned to the land of the Philistines.(F) 33 Abraham planted a tamarisk tree(G) in Beersheba, and there he called on the name of the Lord,(H) the Eternal God.(I)
Footnotes
- Genesis 21:31 Beersheba can mean well of seven and well of the oath.
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