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33 He called it “ Shibah”. Therefore the name of the city is “Beersheba” to this day.

Passage themes

A name of oath — therefore the name of the city is
The city of Beersheba — Beer-sheba unto this day

Notes and references

Shibah means “oath” or “seven”.
Beersheba means “well of the oath” or “well of the seven”

Events in this chapter

26.1 — Isaac et Abimélec

Did you know?

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.

About this book

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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