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31 Therefore that place was called Beersheba, because there both of them swore an oath.

Passage themes

A name sealed by oath — he called that place
The town of Beersheba — Beer-sheba

Notes and references

21:31 ch. 26:33
Beersheba means well of seven or well of the oath

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Des milliers d'années en 50 chapitres La Genèse couvre plus de temps que tout le reste de la Bible réuni : de la création du monde jusqu'à l'installation en Égypte. Aucun autre livre biblique ne parcourt autant d'histoire en si peu de pages.

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Author: Moïse · Written: XVe – XIIIe siècle av. J.-C. · Reading time: ≈ 3h30 · Characters: Adam, Ève, Noé, Abraham (Abram), Sara (Saraï), Isaac, Jacob (Israël), Joseph

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