Genesis 26:33

33 He called it Shibah,[a] and to this day the name of the town has been Beersheba.[b]

Genesis 26:33 in Other Translations

KJV
33 And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beersheba unto this day.
ESV
33 He called it Shibah; therefore the name of the city is Beersheba to this day.
NLT
33 So Isaac named the well Shibah (which means “oath”). And to this day the town that grew up there is called Beersheba (which means “well of the oath”).
MSG
33 Isaac named the well Sheba (Oath), and that's the name of the city, Beersheba (Oath-Well), to this day.
CSB
33 He called it Oath. Therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba to this day.

Genesis 26:33 In-Context

31 Early the next morning the men swore an oath to each other. Then Isaac sent them on their way, and they went away peacefully.
32 That day Isaac’s servants came and told him about the well they had dug. They said, “We’ve found water!”
33 He called it Shibah, and to this day the name of the town has been Beersheba.
34 When Esau was forty years old, he married Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and also Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite.
35 They were a source of grief to Isaac and Rebekah.

Cross References 1

  • 1. S Genesis 21:14

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. "Shibah" can mean "oath" or "seven."
  • [b]. "Beersheba" can mean "well of the oath" and "well of seven."
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