Genesis 26:33
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“So he called it Shibah, and to this day the name of the city is Beersheba.”
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“So he called it Shibah, and to this day the name of the city is Beersheba.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beer–sheba unto this day.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And he called it Shibah: therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba unto this day.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and he calleth it Shebah, <FI>oath,<Fi> therefore the name of the city <FI>is<Fi> Beer-Sheba, <FI>well of the oath,<Fi> unto this day.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 26:33 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 21:31So that place was called Beersheba, because it was there that the two of them swore an oath.
- Genesis 26:28“We can plainly see that the LORD has been with you,” they replied. “We recommend that there should now be an oath between us and you. Let us make a covenant with you
- Nehemiah 11:27in Hazar-shual; in Beersheba and its villages;
- Amos 5:5Do not seek Bethel or go to Gilgal; do not journey to Beersheba, for Gilgal will surely go into exile, and Bethel will come to nothing.
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