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Name in Beer Sheva
Name in Beer Sheva
Between the two Abimelech stories in Genesis, there are several different possible etymologies for Beersheba's name:
in memory of the oath of Abraham and Abimelech (well of the oath)
in memory of seven wells dug by Isaac (seven wells), though only three or four are identified
in memory of the oath of Isaac and Abimelech (well of the oath)
in memory of the seven ewes which stood witness to Abraham and Abimelech's oath (well of the seven).
In Hebrew, the word for oath, "shava" and seven, "sheva" are essentially the same, hence some scholars think that the name Be'er Sheva always referred to the original oath between Abraham and Abimelech and the seven ewes were simply a sign of peace as was customary in those times.
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