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33 And he named [the well] Shibah; therefore the name of the city is Beersheba [well of the oath] to this day.(A)

34 Now Esau was 40 years old when he took as wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite.

35 And they made life bitter and a grief of mind and spirit for Isaac and Rebekah [their parents-in-law].

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

Jacob Takes Esau’s Blessing

34 When Esau was forty years old,(B) he married Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and also Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite.(C) 35 They were a source of grief to Isaac and Rebekah.(D)

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Footnotes

  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.