So he calledit Shibah;thereforethe nameof the cityis Beershebato thisday.
So Abrahamroseearlyin the morningand tookbreadand a skinof waterand gave[them] to Hagar,putting[them] on her shoulder,and [gave her] the boy,and senther away.And she departedand wanderedabout in the wildernessof Beersheba.
Thereforehe calledthat placeBeersheba,becausetherethe twoof them tookan oath.
They said,"We seeplainlythat the LORDhas beenwith you; so we said,'Let there nowbe an oathbetweenus, [even] betweenyou and us, and let us makea covenantwith you,
Now it cameabout on the sameday,that Isaac'sservantscamein and toldhim aboutthe wellwhichthey had dug,and saidto him, "We have foundwater."
and in Hazar-shual,in Beershebaand its towns,
"But do not resortto BethelAnd do not cometo Gilgal,Norcrossoverto Beersheba;For Gilgalwill certainlygointo captivityAnd Bethelwill cometo trouble.
