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Genesis 21:31
Wherefore he called that place Beersheba; because there they sware both of them.
Genesis 21:31 · King James Version
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Genesis 21:31 in other translations
So that place was called Beersheba, because it was there that the two of them swore an oath.
Therefore he called that place Beersheba, because they both swore an oath there.
Therefore he called that place Beersheba, because they both swore there.
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In context
28 And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.
29 And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?
30 And he said, For these seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that they may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.
31 Wherefore he called that place Beersheba; because there they sware both of them.
32 Thus 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.
33 And Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God.
34 And Abraham sojourned in the Philistines' land many days.
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