Genesis 21:31 KJV

Wherefore he called that place Beersheba; because there they sware both of them.

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What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.

Matthew Henry

  • Abimelech's covenant with AbrahamAbimelech felt sure that the promises of God would be fulfilled to Abraham. It is wise to connect ourselves with those who are blessed of God; and we ought...

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  • Beer-shebaStarts here · next Genesis 22:19 · 11 links

Cross References

  • Genesis 26:33 And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beersheba unto this day.
  • Genesis 21:14 And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.
  • Genesis 26:23 And he went up from thence to Beersheba.
  • Joshua 15:28 And Hazarshual, and Beersheba, and Bizjothjah,
  • Judges 20:1 Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was gathered together as one man, from Dan even to Beersheba, with the land of Gilead, unto the LORD in Mizpeh.

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  • BeershebaWell of the oath, or well of seven, a well dug by Abraham, and so named because he and Abimelech here entered into a compact (Gen 21:31)....

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • Wherefore he called עַל ʿal Preposition כֵּן kēn Demonstrative קָרָא qārāʾ קָרָא Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular
  • that place לַמָּקוֹם lammāqôm מָקוֹם Noun · masculine singular · with preposition with the הַהוּא hahûʾ Pronoun · third person masculine singular · with the
  • Beersheba בְּאֵר bĕʾēr בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע Proper name
  • because there they sware שָׁבַע šābaʿ Proper name כִּי kî Conjunction שָׁם šām Adverb נִשְׁבְּעוּ nišbĕʿû שָׁבַע Verb · niphal perfect, third person common plural
  • both of them שְׁנֵיהֶם šĕnêhem שְׁנַיִם Number · masculine dual construct · with suffix: third person masculine plural

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