Genesis 26:33

And he called it Sheva, (the swearing). Wherefore the name of the city is Beer-sheva unto this day.

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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 was in that day that the servants of Izhak came and showed him concerning the well that they had digged. And they said to him, We have found water.

34And Esau was the son of forty years, and he took to wife Jehudith, daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath, daughter of Elon the Hittite;

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Cross References

Genesis 21:31Therefore he called that place Beer Shava, because there they sware together.

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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