◄ Genesis 21:31 ►
Why he called that place Beersheba; because there they swore both of them.
Context
The Covenant at Beersheba

22And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his host spoke to Abraham, saying, God is with you in all that you do: 23Now therefore swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son: but according to the kindness that I have done to you, you shall do to me, and to the land wherein you have sojourned. 24And Abraham said, I will swear. 25And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which Abimelech's servants had violently taken away. 26And Abimelech said, I know not who has done this thing; neither did you tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to day. 27And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them to Abimelech; and both of them made a covenant. 28And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves. 29And Abimelech said to Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which you have set by themselves? 30And he said, For these seven ewe lambs shall you take of my hand, that they may be a witness to me, that I have dig this well. 31Why he called that place Beersheba; because there they swore both of them. 32Thus they made a covenant at Beersheba: then Abimelech rose up, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines. 33And Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God. 34And Abraham sojourned in the Philistines' land many days.
Parallel Verses
American Standard Version
Wherefore he called that place Beer-sheba. Because there they sware both of them.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Therefore that place was called Bersabee: because both of them did swear.

Darby Bible Translation
Therefore he called that place Beer-sheba, because there they had sworn, both of them.

King James Bible
Wherefore he called that place Beersheba; because there they sware both of them.

Young's Literal Translation
therefore hath he called that place 'Beer-Sheba,' for there have both of them sworn.

Strong's Concordance
Wherefore he called that place Beersheba; because there they sware both of them.
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Genesis Chapter 21 Verse 31

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