Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Whereupon he called it Abundance: and the name of the city was called Bersabee, even to this day. Shebah. Genesis 21:31 Therefore that place was called Bersabee; because there both of them did swear. Beer-sheba. Genesis 26:28 And they answered: We saw that the Lord is with thee, and therefore we said: Let there be an oath between us, and let us make a covenant, This may have been the same city which was called Beer-sheba a hundred years before this, in the time of Abraham; but as the well, from which it had its name originally, was closed up by the Philistines, the name of the place might have been abolished with the well; when, therefore, Isaac re-opened it, he restored the ancient name of the place. Context Isaac's Covenant with Abimelech…32And behold, the same day the servants of Isaac came, telling him of a well which they had digged, and saying: We have found water. 33Whereupon he called it Abundance: and the name of the city was called Bersabee, even to this day. Cross References Genesis 21:14 So Abraham rose up in the morning, and taking bread and a bottle of water, put it upon her shoulder, and delivered the boy, and sent her away. And she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Bersabee. Genesis 21:31 Therefore that place was called Bersabee; because there both of them did swear. Genesis 26:32 And behold, the same day the servants of Isaac came, telling him of a well which they had digged, and saying: We have found water. Lexicon He calledוַיִּקְרָ֥א (way·yiq·rā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7121: To call, proclaim, read it אֹתָ֖הּ (’ō·ṯāh) Direct object marker | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case Shibah, שִׁבְעָ֑ה (šiḇ·‘āh) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 7656: Shibah -- a well in Beersheba and עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against to עַ֖ד (‘aḏ) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while this הַזֶּֽה׃ (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2088: This, that day הַיּ֥וֹם (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3117: A day the name שֵׁם־ (šêm-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 8034: A name of the city הָעִיר֙ (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5892: Excitement is Beersheba. שֶׁ֔בַע (še·ḇa‘) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 884: Beersheba -- 'well of seven', a place in the Negev Additional Translations He called it Shibah, and to this day the name of the city is Beersheba.And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beersheba to this day. And he called it Shibah. Therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba unto this day. And he called it, Oath: therefore he called the name of that city, the Well of Oath, until this day. And he called it Shebah; therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba to this day. And he called it Shibah: therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba unto this day. And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba to this day. He called it Shibah. Therefore the name of the city is Beersheba to this day. and he calleth it Shebah, oath, therefore the name of the city is Beer-Sheba, well of the oath, unto this day. Jump to Previous Beersheba Beer-Sheba City OathJump to Next Beersheba Beer-Sheba City OathExternal Links Genesis 26:33 NIVGenesis 26:33 NLT Genesis 26:33 ESV Genesis 26:33 NASB Genesis 26:33 ASV Genesis 26:33 Bible Apps Genesis 26:33 Biblia Paralela Genesis 26:33 Chinese Bible Genesis 26:33 French Bible Genesis 26:33 German Bible Alphabetical: and been Beersheba called city day has He is it name of Shibah So the therefore this to town OT Law: Genesis 26:33 He called it Shibah (Gen. Ge Gn) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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