- Beersheba:
- 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. "And Abrahamª rose up earlyª° in the morning,ª and tookª° bread,ª and a bottleª of water,ª and gaveª° [it] unto¹ Hagar,ª puttingª° [it] on¹ her shoulder,ª and the child,ª and sent her away:ª° and she departed,²°¹ and wanderedª° in the wildernessª of Beersheba.ª" {Gen 21:14} + "And he went upª° from thence¹¹ to Beersheba.ª" {Gen 26:23} + "And Hazarshual,ª and Beersheba,ª and Bizjothjah,ª" {Jsh 15:28} + "Then all¹ the childrenª of Israelª went out,ª° and the congregationª was gathered togetherª° as oneª man,ª from Danª¹ even to¹ Beersheba,ª with the landª of Gilead,ª unto¹ the LORDª in Mizpeh.ª" {Jdg 20:1} + "Therefore¹ I counselª° that all¹ Israelª be generallyª° gatheredª° unto¹ thee, from Danª¹ even to¹ Beersheba,ª as the sandª that¹ [is] by¹ the seaª for multitude;ª and that thou goª° to battleª in thine own person.ª" {2Sm 17:11} + "And Judahª and Israelª dweltª° safely,ª every manª under¹ his vineª and under¹ his fig tree,ª from Danª¹ even to¹ Beersheba,ª all¹ the daysª of Solomon.ª" {1Kg 4:25}
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