Genesis 21:31
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31 Then he named the place Beersheba (which means “well of the oath”), because that was where they had sworn the oath.
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Genesis 26:33
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33 So Isaac named the well Shibah (which means “oath”). And to this day the town that grew up there is called Beersheba (which means “well of the oath”).
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Genesis 21:14
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14 So Abraham got up early the next morning, prepared food and a container of water, and strapped them on Hagar’s shoulders. Then he sent her away with their son, and she wandered aimlessly in the wilderness of Beersheba.
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1 Kings 4:25
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25 During the lifetime of Solomon, all of Judah and Israel lived in peace and safety. And from Dan in the north to Beersheba in the south, each family had its own home and garden.[a]
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- 4:25 Hebrew each family lived under its own grapevine and under its own fig tree.
2 Samuel 17:11
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11 “I recommend that you mobilize the entire army of Israel, bringing them from as far away as Dan in the north and Beersheba in the south. That way you will have an army as numerous as the sand on the seashore. And I advise that you personally lead the troops.
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Judges 20:1
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Israel’s War with Benjamin
20 Then all the Israelites were united as one man, from Dan in the north to Beersheba in the south, including those from across the Jordan in the land of Gilead. The entire community assembled in the presence of the Lord at Mizpah.
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Joshua 15:28
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28 Hazar-shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah,
Genesis 26:23
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23 From there Isaac moved to Beersheba,
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