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Genesis 21:29-31
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29 and Abimelek asked Abraham, “What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs you have set apart by themselves?”

30 He replied, “Accept these seven lambs from my hand as a witness(A) that I dug this well.(B)”

31 So that place was called Beersheba,[a](C) because the two men swore an oath(D) there.

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  1. Genesis 21:31 Beersheba can mean well of seven and well of the oath.
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