Genesis 26:33-35
English Standard Version Anglicised
33 He called it Shibah;[a] therefore the name of the city is (A)Beersheba to this day.
34 When Esau was forty years old, he took (B)Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite to be his wife, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite, 35 and (C)they made life bitter[b] for Isaac and Rebekah.
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- Genesis 26:33 Shibah sounds like the Hebrew for oath
- Genesis 26:35 Hebrew they were bitterness of spirit
Genesis 26:33-35
New International Version
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)
Footnotes
- Genesis 26:33 Shibah can mean oath or seven.
- Genesis 26:33 Beersheba can mean well of the oath and well of seven.
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