Genesis 21:31 (KJV)
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Wherefore he calledthat place Beer-shebabecause there they swareboth of them
Cross-references
called. Ge 26:33
Beer-sheba.i.e., The well of the oath, or the well of the seven: alluding to the seven ewe lambs. The verb rendered "to swear" is derived from the word translated seven. Ge 21:14 Ge 26:23 Jos 15:28 Re 19:1 2Sa 17:11 1Ki 4:25
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