Wherefore he called that place Beersheba; because there they sware both of them.
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Gill's Exposition
And Abraham sojourned in the Philistines' land many days. Even many years, days being sometimes put for years; having entered into covenant with Abimelech, the king of the country, and settled a good…
- The Birth of Isaac 7. מלל mı̂lēl “speak,” an ancient and therefore solemn and poetical word. 14. חמת chêmet “bottle,” akin to חמה chāmâh, “surround, enclose,” and הוּם chûm “black. באר שׁבע…
Adam Clarke
He called that place Beer-sheba - באר שבע Beer-shaba, literally, the well of swearing or of the oath, because they both sware there - mutually confirmed the covenant.
We have here an account of the treaty between Abimelech and Abraham, in which appears the accomplishment of that promise (Gen 12:2) that God would make his name great. His friendship is valued, is…
Cambridge Bible
Beer-sheba LXX φρέαρ ὁρκισμοῦ : the derivation here given is "because there they sware both of them." The word in Heb. "they sware" (nishb-u) is the reflexive form of the verb shaba-. This derivation…
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