Genesis 26:33 KJV

And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beersheba unto this day.

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  • Abimelech makes a covenant with IsaacWhen a man's ways please the Lord, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him, Prov 16:7. Kings' hearts are in his hands, and when he pleases, he can...

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Cross References

  • Genesis 21:31 Wherefore he called that place Beersheba; because there they sware both of them.
  • Genesis 26:28 And they said, We saw certainly that the LORD was with thee: and we said, Let there be now an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee;

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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

  • And he called וַיִּקְרָא wayyiqrāʾ קָרָא Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • it Shebah אֹתָהּ ʾōtāh Object marker · with suffix: third person feminine singular שִׁבְעָה šibʿâ שִׁבְעָה Number · masculine singular
  • therefore the name עַל ʿal Preposition כֵּן kēn Demonstrative שֵׁם šēm שֵׁם Noun · masculine singular construct
  • of the city הָעִיר hāʿîr עִיר Noun · feminine singular · with the
  • Beersheba בְּאֵר bĕʾēr בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע Proper name שֶׁבַע šebaʿ בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע Number · feminine singular
  • unto this day עַד ʿad Preposition הַיּוֹם hayyôm יוֹם Noun · masculine singular · with the הַזֶּה hazzê Pronoun · with the

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