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

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Footnotes

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

32 After the treaty(A) had been made at Beersheba,(B) Abimelek and Phicol the commander of his forces(C) returned to the land of the Philistines.(D)

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19 Then Abraham returned to his servants, and they set off together for Beersheba.(A) And Abraham stayed in Beersheba.

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

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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.

Jacob’s Dream at Bethel

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

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