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32 That very same day, Isaac’s servants arrived and reported to him about a well that they had just completed digging. “We’ve found water!” they said. 33 So Isaac[a] named the well Shebah,[b] which is why the city is named Beer-sheba[c] to this day.

Esau Causes Trouble for Isaac

34 When Esau was 40 years old, he married[d] Judith, the daughter of Beeri the Hittite and Basemath, the daughter of Elon the Hittite.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 26:33 Lit. he
  2. Genesis 26:33 The Heb. name Shebah means oath
  3. Genesis 26:33 The Heb. name Beer-sheba means Well of the Oath
  4. Genesis 26:34 Lit. he took as a wife

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)

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Footnotes

  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.