32 It came to pass the same day that Isaac’s servants came and told him about the well which they had dug, and said to him, “We have found water.” 33 So he called it [a]Shebah. (A)Therefore the name of the city is [b]Beersheba to this day.

34 (B)When Esau was forty years old, he took as wives 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. Oath or Seven
  2. Genesis 26:33 Lit. Well of the Oath or Well of the Seven

32 That day Isaac’s servants informed him about the well that they had been digging and said to him, “We found water.” 33 He called it Shibah;[a] therefore, the city’s name has been Beer-sheba[b] until today.

Esau’s wives

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

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 26:33 Or giving one’s word or seven
  2. Genesis 26:33 Or Well of giving one’s word or Well of seven