Gen.26.33

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Gen.26.33

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

Gen.26.33

Isaac named the well Sheba (Oath), and that's the name of the city, Beersheba (Oath-Well), to this day. [JC]

Gen.26.33

He called it Shibah, and to this day the name of the town has been Beersheba.

Gen.26.33

So he called it Shebah. Therefore the name of the city is Beersheba to this day.

Gen.26.33

So Isaac named the well "Oath," and from that time to this, the town that grew up there has been called Beersheba--"well of the oath."