33 So he called it [a]Shebah: therefore the name of the city is called [b]Beersheba unto this day.

34 ¶ Now when Esau was forty years old, he took to wife Judith, the daughter of Beeri an Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon an Hittite also.

35 And they (A)were [c]a grief of mind to Isaac and to Rebekah.

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  1. Genesis 26:33 Or, oath.
  2. Genesis 26:33 Or, the well of the oath.
  3. Genesis 26:35 Or, disobedient and rebellious.

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.