Genesis 26:33

God's Word

So he named it Shibah [Oath]. That is why the name of the city is still Beersheba today.

Cross References

Genesis 21:14

Early the next morning Abraham took bread and a container of water and gave them to Hagar, putting them on her shoulder. He also gave her the boy and sent her on her way. So she left and wandered around in the desert near Beersheba.

Genesis 21:31

This is why that place is called Beersheba, because both of them swore an oath there.

Genesis 26:28

They answered, “We have seen that the Lord is with you. So we thought, ‘There should be a solemn agreement between us.’ We’d like to make an agreement with you

Genesis 26:32

That same day Isaac’s servants came and told him about a well they had dug. They said to him, “We’ve found water.”

Nehemiah 11:27

in Hazar Shual, in Beersheba and its villages,

Amos 5:5

But don’t search ⌞for me⌟ at Bethel. Don’t go to Gilgal. Don’t travel to Beersheba. Gilgal will certainly go into exile. Bethel will come to nothing.