Genesis 26:33 KJV
And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beersheba unto this day.
Matthew Henry
- 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...
Thompson Chains
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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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Topics
- Abimelech 2. King of Gerar
- Afflictions and adversities Consolation in
- Isaac Moves away to the valley of Gerar, afterward called Beer-sheba
- Malice Philistines toward Isaac
- Philistines Abimelech II
- Shebah A name given by Isaac to a particular well
- Wells Between Isaac and Abimelech
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible1896–1716 BC · Isaac
Places
- BeershebaTown · Location disputed
- Places in Genesis 26 on a map
Bible Dictionary
- 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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