Genesis 21:31

Therefore he called that place Be'er-Sheva [Well of Seven, Well of an Oath], because they both swore there.

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In The King James Version

Wherefore he called that place Beer-sheba; because there they sware both of them.

In Context

30He said, “You shall take these seven ewe lambs from my hand, that it may be a witness to me, that I have dug this well.”

32So they made a covenant at Be'er-Sheva [Well of Seven, Well of an Oath]. Abimelech [My father king] rose up with Phicol, the captain of his army, and they returned into the land of the Philistines [To roll in dust (As an insult)].

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Cross References

Genesis 26:23He went up from there to Be'er-Sheva [Well of Seven, Well of an Oath].

Genesis 46:1Israel [God prevails] traveled with all that he had, and came to Be'er-Sheva [Well of Seven, Well of an Oath], and offered sacrifices to the God of his father, Isaac [Laughter].

Matthew Henry on Genesis 21:23-33

Abimelech's Covenant with Abraham. ( b. c. 1892.) 22 And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest: 23 Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son: but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned. 24 And Abraham said, I will swear. 25 And Abraham… Read the whole commentary →

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