Early the next morning Abraham gave Hagar an animal skin full of water and some bread. Then he put the boy on her shoulder and sent them away. They wandered around in the desert near Beersheba,
Joshua 19:2 - Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition In one region of Simeon's tribal land there were the following 13 towns with their surrounding villages: Beersheba, Shema, Moladah, Hazar-Shual, Balah, Ezem, Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah, Ziklag, Beth-Marcaboth, Hazar-Susah, Beth-Lebaoth, and Sharuhen. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they had in their inheritance Beer-sheba, and Sheba, and Moladah, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And they had for their inheritance: Beersheba or Sheba, Moladah, American Standard Version (1901) And they had for their inheritance Beer-sheba, or Sheba, and Moladah, Common English Bible They had in their legacy: Beer-sheba, Sheba, Moladah, Catholic Public Domain Version in the midst of the possession of the sons of Judah: Beersheba, and Sheba, and Moladah, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version In the midst of the possession of the children of Juda: Bersabee and Sabee and Molada, |
Early the next morning Abraham gave Hagar an animal skin full of water and some bread. Then he put the boy on her shoulder and sent them away. They wandered around in the desert near Beersheba,
So they called the place Beersheba, because they made a treaty there.
Simeon was the second tribe chosen to receive land, and the region for its clans was inside Judah's borders.