Genesis 26:33

Good News Translation

He named the well “Vow.” That is how the city of Beersheba got its name.

Cross References

Genesis 21:14

Early the next morning Abraham gave Hagar some food and a leather bag full of water. He put the child on her back and sent her away. She left and wandered about in the wilderness of Beersheba.

Genesis 21:31

And so the place was called Beersheba, because it was there that the two of them made a vow.

Genesis 26:28

They answered, “Now we know that the Lord is with you, and we think that there should be a solemn agreement between us. We want you to promise

Genesis 26:32

On that day Isaac's servants came and told him about the well which they had dug. They said, “We have found water.”

Nehemiah 11:27

and Hazarshual, and in Beersheba and the villages around it.

Amos 5:5

Do not go to Beersheba to worship. Do not try to find me at Bethel—Bethel will come to nothing. Do not go to Gilgal—her people are doomed to exile.”