Early in the morning Abraham got up, took bread and a waterskin, put them on Hagar’s shoulders, and sent her and the boy away. She left and wandered in the Wilderness of Beer-sheba.
Genesis 26:33 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised He called it Sheba. Therefore the name of the city is still Beer-sheba , today. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba unto this day. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And he named [the well] Shibah; therefore the name of the city is Beersheba [well of the oath] to this day. [Gen. 21:31.] American Standard Version (1901) And he called it Shibah: therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba unto this day. Common English Bible He called it Shibah; therefore, the city’s name has been Beer-sheba until today. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, he called it, 'Abundance.' And the name of the city was established as 'Beersheba,' even to the present day. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Whereupon he called it, Abundance: and the name of the city was called Bersabee, even to this day. |
Early in the morning Abraham got up, took bread and a waterskin, put them on Hagar’s shoulders, and sent her and the boy away. She left and wandered in the Wilderness of Beer-sheba.
Therefore that place was called Beer-sheba , because it was there that the two of them swore an oath.
They replied, ‘We have clearly seen how the Lord has been with you. We think there should be an oath between two parties #– #between us and you. Let us make a covenant with you:
On that same day Isaac’s servants came to tell him about the well they had dug, saying to him, ‘We have found water! ’
Do not seek Bethel or go to Gilgal or journey to Beer-sheba, for Gilgal will certainly go into exile, and Bethel will come to nothing.