Genesis 21:31
King James Version
31 Wherefore he called that place Beersheba; because there they sware both of them.
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Genesis 21:31
New King James Version
31 Therefore he (A)called that place [a]Beersheba, because the two of them swore an oath there.
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- Genesis 21:31 Lit. Well of the Oath or Well of the Seven
Genesis 21:31
English Standard Version
31 Therefore (A)that place was called Beersheba,[a] because there both of them swore an oath.
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- Genesis 21:31 Beersheba means well of seven or well of the oath
Genesis 21:32
King James Version
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.
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Genesis 21:32
New King James Version
32 Thus they made a covenant at Beersheba. So Abimelech rose with Phichol, the commander of his army, and they returned to the land of the Philistines.
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Genesis 21:32
English Standard Version
32 So they made a covenant at Beersheba. Then Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his army rose up and returned to the land of the Philistines.
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Genesis 22:19
King James Version
19 So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba.
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Genesis 22:19
New King James Version
19 So Abraham returned to his young men, and they rose and went together to (A)Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba.
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Genesis 22:19
English Standard Version
19 So Abraham returned to his young men, and they arose and went together to (A)Beersheba. And Abraham lived at (B)Beersheba.
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Genesis 26:33
King James Version
33 And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beersheba unto this day.
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Genesis 26:33
New King James Version
33 So he called it [a]Shebah. (A)Therefore the name of the city is [b]Beersheba to this day.
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- Genesis 26:33 Lit. Oath or Seven
- Genesis 26:33 Lit. Well of the Oath or Well of the Seven
Genesis 26:33
English Standard Version
33 He called it Shibah;[a] therefore the name of the city is (A)Beersheba to this day.
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- Genesis 26:33 Shibah sounds like the Hebrew for oath
Genesis 28:10
King James Version
10 And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran.
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Genesis 28:10
New King James Version
Jacob’s Vow at Bethel
10 Now Jacob (A)went out from Beersheba and went toward (B)Haran.
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Genesis 28:10
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Genesis 46:1
King James Version
46 And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac.
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Genesis 46:1
New King James Version
Jacob’s Journey to Egypt(A)
46 So Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to (B)Beersheba, and offered sacrifices (C)to the God of his father Isaac.
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Genesis 46:1
English Standard Version
Joseph Brings His Family to Egypt
46 So Israel took his journey with all that he had and came to (A)Beersheba, and offered sacrifices (B)to the God of his father Isaac.
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Genesis 46:5
King James Version
5 And Jacob rose up from Beersheba: and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.
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Genesis 46:5
New King James Version
5 Then (A)Jacob arose from Beersheba; and the sons of Israel carried their father Jacob, their little ones, and their wives, in the [a]carts (B)which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.
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- Genesis 46:5 wagons
Genesis 46:5
English Standard Version
5 Then Jacob set out from Beersheba. The sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons (A)that Pharaoh had sent to carry him.
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Joshua 19:2
King James Version
2 And they had in their inheritance Beersheba, and Sheba, and Moladah,
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Joshua 19:2
New King James Version
2 (A)They had in their inheritance Beersheba (Sheba), Moladah,
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Joshua 19:2
English Standard Version
2 (A)And they had for their inheritance Beersheba, Sheba, Moladah,
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