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

34 When Esau was forty years old (B)he [b]married Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite; 35 and (C)they [c]brought grief to Isaac and Rebekah.

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  1. Genesis 26:33 Meaning uncertain, perhaps oath
  2. Genesis 26:34 Lit took as wife
  3. Genesis 26:35 Lit were a bitterness of spirit to

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

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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.