Genesis 26:33

And he called it Shevah (Seven, Oath): therefore the shem of the Ir is Be'er-Sheva unto this day.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba unto this day.

In Context

32And it came to pass the same day, that the avdei Yitzchak came, and told him concerning the be'er which they had dug, and said unto him, We have found mayim.

34And Esav was arba'im shanah when he took to wife Yehudit the bat Be'eri the Chitti, and Basmat the bat Elon the Chitti:

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Cross References

Genesis 21:31Therefore he called that place Be'er-Sheva; because there they swore an oath both of them.

Nehemiah 11:27And at Chatzar Shual, and at Be'er-Sheva, and in the villages thereof,

Matthew Henry on Genesis 26:27-34

Isaac's Covenant with Abimelech. ( b. c. 1760.) 26 Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army. 27 And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you? 28 And they said, We saw certainly that the Lord was with thee: and we said, Let there be now an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee; 29 That thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as… Read the whole commentary →

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