Genesis 21:31
That is why he named that place Beer Sheba, because the two of them swore an oath there.
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- Gen 26:33 : 33 So he named it Shibah; that is why the name of the city has been Beer Sheba to this day.
- Gen 21:14 : 14 Early in the morning Abraham took some food and a skin of water and gave them to Hagar. He put them on her shoulders, gave her the child, and sent her away. So she went wandering aimlessly through the wilderness of Beer Sheba.
- Gen 26:23 : 23 From there Isaac went up to Beer Sheba.
- Josh 15:28 : 28 Hazar Shual, Beer Sheba, Biziothiah,
- Judg 20:1 : 1 Civil War Breaks Out All the Israelites from Dan to Beer Sheba and from the land of Gilead left their homes and assembled together before the LORD at Mizpah.
- 2 Sam 17:11 : 11 My advice therefore is this: Let all Israel from Dan to Beer Sheba– in number like the sand by the sea!– be mustered to you, and you lead them personally into battle.
- 1 Kgs 4:25 : 25 All the people of Judah and Israel had security; everyone from Dan to Beer Sheba enjoyed the produce of their vines and fig trees throughout Solomon’s lifetime.
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- Gen 21:32-332 verses84%
32So they made a treaty at Beer Sheba. Then Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, returned to the land of the Philistines.
33Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beer Sheba. There he worshiped the LORD, the eternal God.
- Gen 26:31-333 verses82%
31Early in the morning the men made a treaty with each other. Isaac sent them off; they separated on good terms.
32That day Isaac’s servants came and told him about the well they had dug.“We’ve found water,” they reported.
33So he named it Shibah; that is why the name of the city has been Beer Sheba to this day.
- Gen 21:29-302 verses79%
29Abimelech asked Abraham,“What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs that you have set apart?”
30He replied,“You must take these seven ewe lambs from my hand as legal proof that I dug this well.”
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14That is why the well was called Beer Lahai Roi.(It is located between Kadesh and Bered.)
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19Then Abraham returned to his servants, and they set out together for Beer Sheba where Abraham stayed.
- Gen 26:20-234 verses74%
20the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac’s herdsmen, saying,“The water belongs to us!” So Isaac named the well Esek because they argued with him about it.
21His servants dug another well, but they quarreled over it too, so Isaac named it Sitnah.
22Then he moved away from there and dug another well. They did not quarrel over it, so Isaac named it Rehoboth, saying,“For now the LORD has made room for us, and we will prosper in the land.”
23From there Isaac went up to Beer Sheba.
- Gen 21:23-253 verses74%
23Now swear to me right here in God’s name that you will not deceive me, my children, or my descendants. Show me, and the land where you are staying, the same loyalty that I have shown you.”
24Abraham said,“I swear to do this.”
25But Abraham lodged a complaint against Abimelech concerning a well that Abimelech’s servants had seized.
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27Abraham took some sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelech. The two of them made a treaty.
- Gen 35:14-152 verses72%
14So Jacob set up a sacred stone pillar in the place where God spoke with him. He poured out a drink offering on it, and then he poured oil on it.
15Jacob named the place where God spoke with him Bethel.
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25Then Isaac built an altar there and worshiped the LORD. He pitched his tent there, and his servants dug a well.
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53May the God of Abraham and the god of Nahor, the gods of their father, judge between us.” Jacob took an oath by the God whom his father Isaac feared.
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16And from there they traveled to Beer; that is the well where the LORD spoke to Moses,“Gather the people and I will give them water.”
- Gen 31:47-482 verses70%
47Laban called it Jegar Sahadutha, but Jacob called it Galeed.
48Laban said,“This pile of stones is a witness of our agreement today.” That is why it was called Galeed.
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28They lived in Beer Sheba, Moladah, Hazar Shual,
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28Hazar Shual, Beer Sheba, Biziothiah,
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1The Family of Jacob goes to Egypt So Israel began his journey, taking with him all that he had. When he came to Beer Sheba he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.
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2Their assigned land included Beer Sheba, Moladah,
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16and said,“‘I solemnly swear by my own name,’ decrees the LORD,‘that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son,
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13Now when God made his promise to Abraham, since he could swear by no one greater, he swore by himself,
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20There he set up an altar and called it“The God of Israel is God.”
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27in Hazar Shual, in Beer Sheba and its villages,
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16the promise he made to Abraham, the promise he made by oath to Isaac!
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28They replied,“We could plainly see that the LORD is with you. So we decided there should be a pact between us– between us and you. Allow us to make a treaty with you
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7He built an altar there and named the place El Bethel because there God had revealed himself to him when he was fleeing from his brother.
- Gen 26:17-182 verses68%
17So Isaac left there and settled in the Gerar Valley.
18Isaac reopened the wells that had been dug back in the days of his father Abraham, for the Philistines had stopped them up after Abraham died. Isaac gave these wells the same names his father had given them.
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9So the servant placed his hand under the thigh of his master Abraham and gave his solemn promise he would carry out his wishes.
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14And Abraham called the name of that place“The LORD provides.” It is said to this day,“In the mountain of the LORD provision will be made.”
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9the promise he made to Abraham, the promise he made by oath to Isaac!