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33 Isaac called the well Shibah. So the town is still called Beersheba.[a]

34 When Esau was 40 years old, he got married. He married Judith. She was the daughter of Beer the Hittite. He also married Basemath. She was the daughter of Elon the Hittite. 35 Esau's wives brought a lot of trouble to Isaac and Rebekah.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 26:33 Shibah means ‘promise’ or ‘seven’. Beersheba means either ‘Well of the promise’ or ‘Well of seven’.
  2. 26:35 Esau lived in Canaan. Esau married women from Canaan. He did not go back to his own relatives to find a wife.