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33 He called it Shibah;[a] therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba[b] to this day.(A)

Esau’s Hittite Wives

34 When Esau was forty years old, he married Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite and Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite,(B) 35 and they made life bitter for Isaac and Rebekah.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 26.33 In Heb Shibah resembles the word for oath
  2. 26.33 That is, well of the oath or well of seven

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.