Wherefore he called that place Beer–sheba; because there they sware both of them.
What Does Genesis 21:31 Mean?
Detailed meaning and commentary
"The naming of the place as Beersheba commemorates the oath sworn by both men at the site. The name itself preserves the memory of the treaty, meaning ..."
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Wherefore he called that place Beer-sheba; because there they sware both of them.
Why he called that place Beersheba; because there they swore both of them.
Wherefore he called that place Beer–sheba; because there they sware both of them.
So he gave that place the name Beer-sheba, because there the two of them had given their oaths.
therefore hath he called that place `Beer-Sheba,' for there have both of them sworn.
Therefore he called that place Beersheba, because they both swore there.
Therefore he called that place Beersheba, because they both swore there.
Therefore he called that place Beersheba, because they both swore there.
Therefore he called that place Beer-sheba, because there they had sworn, both of them.
Wherefore he called that place Beer-sheba: because there they swore both of them.
Wherefore the place is called Beer-sheba, because there they both sware.
Therefore that place was called Bersabee; because there both of them did swear.
On this account, was the name of that place called Beer-sheba [="oath well"],—because there, had they two sworn.
On account of this that place is called The Well of Sheba, because the two of them swore there.
This is why he called that place Beer-sheba, because they swore, both of them, there.
Wherefore he called that place Beersheba; because there they swore both of them.
Therefore that place is called Beersheba, because there the two of them swore an oath.
Wherefore that place was called Beer-sheba; because there they swore both of them.
For this reason, that place was called Beersheba, because there both of them did swear.
So that place was called Beersheba, because it was there that the two of them swore an oath.
The place was called Beer-sheba, because it was there they swore their oath.
Therefore he called that place Beersheba; because there they swore both of them.
Therfor thilke place was clepid Bersabee, for euere eithir swore there;
