31 Therefore (A)that place was called Beersheba,[a] because there both of them swore an oath.

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  1. Genesis 21:31 Beersheba means well of seven or well of the oath

31 So that place was called Beersheba,[a](A) because the two men swore an oath(B) there.

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  1. Genesis 21:31 Beersheba can mean well of seven and well of the oath.

33 Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba and (A)called there on the name of the Lord, (B)the Everlasting God.

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33 Abraham planted a tamarisk tree(A) in Beersheba, and there he called on the name of the Lord,(B) the Eternal God.(C)

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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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  1. Genesis 26:33 Shibah sounds like the Hebrew for oath

33 He called it Shibah,[a] and to this day the name of the town has been Beersheba.[b](A)

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  1. Genesis 26:33 Shibah can mean oath or seven.
  2. Genesis 26:33 Beersheba can mean well of the oath and well of seven.

Jacob's Dream

10 Jacob left (A)Beersheba and went toward (B)Haran.

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Jacob’s Dream at Bethel

10 Jacob left Beersheba(A) and set out for Harran.(B)

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