Genesis 26:31-33

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³¹They got up early in the morning and swore oaths [pledging to do nothing but good to each other]; and Isaac sent them on their way and they left him in peace. ³²Now on the same day, Isaac’s servants came and told him about the well they had dug, saying, “We have found water.” ³³So he named the well ^[a]Shibah; therefore the name of the city is Beersheba to this day.^(A)

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Footnotes

Genesis 26:33 This could mean “oath” or “overflow, abundance.” Likewise, the name Beersheba could mean “well of abundance,” or “well of the oath,” or “seven wells.”