31 So that place was called Beersheba,[a](A) because the two men swore an oath(B) there.

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  1. Genesis 21:31 Beersheba can mean well of seven and well of the oath.

31 Wherefore he called that place Beersheba; because there they sware both of them.

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31 Therefore he (A)called that place [a]Beersheba, because the two of them swore an oath there.

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  1. Genesis 21:31 Lit. Well of the Oath or Well of the Seven

31 Therefore (A)that place was called Beersheba,[a] because there both of them swore an oath.

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  1. Genesis 21:31 Beersheba means well of seven or well of the oath

31 Therefore he called that place [a](A)Beersheba, because there the two of them took an oath.

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  1. Genesis 21:31 I.e., well of an oath

32 After the treaty(A) had been made at Beersheba,(B) Abimelek and Phicol the commander of his forces(C) returned to the land of the Philistines.(D)

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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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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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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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32 So they made a covenant at Beersheba; and Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, got up and returned to the land of the Philistines.

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19 Then Abraham returned to his servants, and they set off together for Beersheba.(A) And Abraham stayed in Beersheba.

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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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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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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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19 (A)So Abraham returned to his young men, and they got up and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham lived in Beersheba.

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33 He called it Shibah,[a] and to this day the name of the town has been Beersheba.[b](A)

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  1. Genesis 26:33 Shibah can mean oath or seven.
  2. Genesis 26:33 Beersheba can mean well of the oath and well of seven.

33 And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beersheba unto this day.

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33 So he called it [a]Shebah. (A)Therefore the name of the city is [b]Beersheba to this day.

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  1. Genesis 26:33 Lit. Oath or Seven
  2. Genesis 26:33 Lit. Well of the Oath or Well of the Seven

33 He called it Shibah;[a] therefore the name of the city is (A)Beersheba to this day.

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  1. Genesis 26:33 Shibah sounds like the Hebrew for oath

33 So he called it [a]Shibah; therefore the name of the city is (A)Beersheba to this day.

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  1. Genesis 26:33 Meaning uncertain, perhaps oath

Jacob’s Dream at Bethel

10 Jacob left Beersheba(A) and set out for Harran.(B)

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10 And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran.

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Jacob’s Vow at Bethel

10 Now Jacob (A)went out from Beersheba and went toward (B)Haran.

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Jacob's Dream

10 Jacob left (A)Beersheba and went toward (B)Haran.

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Jacob’s Dream

10 Then Jacob departed from (A)Beersheba and went toward (B)Haran.

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