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33 He called the well Shibah.[a] This is the city called Beer-sheba today.

34 Esau’s Hittite Wives.[b] When Esau was forty years old he married Judith, the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath, the daughter of Elon the Hittite. 35 They were a source of bitterness to Isaac and Rebekah.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 26:33 Shibah: i.e., “Oath of Seven.” Beer-sheba: i.e., “Well of the Oath” or “Well of Seven.”
  2. Genesis 26:34 These verses are from the Priestly source.

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.