So that place was called Beersheba, because it was there that the two of them swore an oath. Cross References Genesis 21:14 Early in the morning, Abraham got up, took bread and a skin of water, put them on Hagar's shoulders, and sent her away with the boy. She left and wandered in the Wilderness of Beersheba. Genesis 21:32 After they had made the covenant at Beersheba, Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his army got up and returned to the land of the Philistines. Genesis 26:31 And they got up early the next morning and swore an oath to each other. Then Isaac sent them on their way, and they left him in peace. Genesis 26:33 So he called it Shibah, and to this day the name of the city is Beersheba. Genesis 46:1 So Israel set out with all that he had, and when he came to Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. Joshua 15:28 Hazar-shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah, 1 Kings 19:3 And Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there, Amos 5:5 Do not seek Bethel or go to Gilgal; do not journey to Beersheba, for Gilgal will surely go into exile, and Bethel will come to nothing. Treasury of Scripture Why he called that place Beersheba; because there they swore both of them. called. Genesis 26:33 Beer-sheba. Genesis 21:14 Genesis 26:23 Joshua 15:28 |