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Genesis 26:33

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Genesis 26:33 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And he called it Shibah. Therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba unto this day.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And he called it Shibah. Therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba unto this day.
Genesis 26:33 — American Standard Version

Context — Genesis 26

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
30And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink.
31And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another. And Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.
32And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac`s servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had digged, and said unto him, We have found water.
33And he called it Shibah. Therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba unto this day.
34And when Esau was forty years old he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite.
35And they were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And he called it Sheba, etc.] Which, according to Jerom, signifies “fulness”, as if it had its name from the abundance of water in it; but rather it signifies an “oath”, and was so called from the oath, which he and Abimelech had just took to one another; and these circumstances meeting together, the taking of the oath, and the account of the well, therefore the name of the city is Beersheba unto this day; that is, the well of the oath: it had been so called by Abraham an hundred years ago or more; but now upon this occasion it was renewed and confirmed, and so continued until the times of Moses, and many ages after.”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“26:33 Since the earlier treaty was renewed with Isaac, the name of the well was also renewed by the oath.”
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