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32 Later that same day Isaac's servants came and said, “We've struck water!” 33 So Isaac named the well Shibah,[a] and the town is still called Beersheba.[b]

Esau's Foreign Wives

34 When Esau was 40 years old, he married Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite.

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Footnotes

  1. 26.33 Shibah: In Hebrew “Shibah” sounds something like “good luck” and “promise.”
  2. 26.33 Beersheba: Meaning “Well of Good Fortune” or “Peace Treaty Well.”

32 That day Isaac’s servants came and told him about the well(A) they had dug. They said, “We’ve found water!” 33 He called it Shibah,[a] and to this day the name of the town has been Beersheba.[b](B)

Jacob Takes Esau’s Blessing

34 When Esau was forty years old,(C) he married Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and also Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 26:33 Shibah can mean oath or seven.
  2. Genesis 26:33 Beersheba can mean well of the oath and well of seven.