Genesis 21:31
So that place was called Beersheba, because it was there that the two of them swore an oath.
Note Beersheba means well of seven or well of the oath.
Wherefore he called that place Beer-sheba; because there they sware both of them.
Note Beer-sheba: that is, The well of the oath
Therefore he called that place Beersheba, because they both swore an oath there.
Note Beersheba can mean “well of the oath” or “well of seven”.
Wherefore he called that place Beer-sheba; because there they sware both of them.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- called
- Genesis 26:33
- Genesis 21:31
- Beer-sheba.i.e., The well of the oath, or the well of the seven: alluding to the seven ewe lambs. The verb rendered "to swear" is derived from the word translated seven.
- Genesis 21:14; Genesis 26:23; Joshua 15:28; Judges 20:1; 2 Samuel 17:11; 1 Kings 4:25