Genesis 26:32-34
English Standard Version Anglicised
32 That same day Isaac's servants came and told him about the well that they had dug and said to him, “We have found water.” 33 He called it Shibah;[a] therefore the name of the city is (A)Beersheba to this day.
34 When Esau was forty years old, he took (B)Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite to be his wife, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite,
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- Genesis 26:33 Shibah sounds like the Hebrew for oath
Genesis 26:32-34
New International Version
32 That day Isaac’s servants came and told him about the well(A) they had dug. They said, “We’ve found water!” 33 He called it Shibah,[a] and to this day the name of the town has been Beersheba.[b](B)
Jacob Takes Esau’s Blessing
34 When Esau was forty years old,(C) he married Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and also Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite.(D)
Footnotes
- 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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