And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beersheba unto this day.
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Gill's Exposition
Which were a grief of mind unto Isaac, and to Rebekah. The marriage of them itself was a trouble to them, it being contrary to their will that any of their children should marry with the Canaanites,…
- The Events of Isaac’s Life 5. משׁמרת mı̂shmeret, “charge, ordinance.” מציה mı̂tsvâh, “command,” special order. חק choq, “decree, statute,” engraven on stone or metal. תירה tôrâh, “law,” doctrine,…
Adam Clarke
He called it Shebah - This was probably the same well which was called Beersheba in the time of Abraham, which the Philistines had filled up, and which the servants of Isaac had reopened. The same…
We have here the contests that had been between Isaac and the Philistines issuing in a happy peace and reconciliation.
I. Abimelech pays a friendly visit to Isaac, in token of the respect he had for…
Cambridge Bible
Shibah This word, denoting "oath-taking" or "swearing," is here given as the explanation of the name "Beer-sheba." For another tradition as to the origin of the name, see Gen 21:31. The narrative…