"Wherefore he called that place Beersheba; because there they sware both of them."
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And he went up from thence to Beersheba.
And Hazarshual, and Beersheba, and Bizjothjah,
Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was gathered together as one man, from Dan even to Beersheba, with the land of Gilead, unto the LORD in Mizpeh.
Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee, from Dan even to Beersheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that thou go to battle in thine own person.
And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.
And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.
And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beersheba unto this day.
So he gave that place the name Beer-sheba, because there the two of them had given their oaths.
Therefore he called that place Beer-sheba, because there they had sworn, both of them.
Wherefore he called that place Beersheba; because there they sware both of them.
Wherefore he called that place Beer-sheba: because there they swore both of them.
Therefore he called that place Beersheba,{Beersheba can mean "well of the oath" or "well of seven."} because they both swore there.
therefore hath he called that place `Beer-Sheba,' for there have both of them sworn.