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31 So they called the place Beersheba,[a] because they made a treaty there.

32 When the treaty was completed, Abimelech and his army commander Phicol went back to the land of the Philistines. 33 Abraham planted a tamarisk tree[b] in Beersheba and worshiped the eternal Lord God.

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Footnotes

  1. 21.31 Beersheba: Meaning “Well of Good Fortune” or “Peace Treaty Well.”
  2. 21.33 tamarisk tree: A tall shade tree that has deep roots and needs little water.

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