Avraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread and a bottle of water, and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder; and gave her the child, and sent her away. She departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Be'er-Sheva.
Genesis 26:33 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) He called it Shibah. Therefore the name of the city is Be'er-Sheva to this day. 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. |
Avraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread and a bottle of water, and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder; and gave her the child, and sent her away. She departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Be'er-Sheva.
Therefore he called that place Be'er-Sheva, because they both swore there.
They said, *We saw plainly that the LORD was with you. We said, 'Let there now be an oath between us, even between us and you, and let us make a covenant with you,
It happened the same day, that Yitzchak's servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had dug, and said to him, *We have found water.*
but don't seek Beit-El, nor enter into Gilgal, and don't pass to Be'er-Sheva: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Beit-El shall come to nothing.