Kejadian 22:19
Konteks22:19 Then Abraham returned to his servants, and they set out together 1 for Beer Sheba where Abraham stayed. 2
Kejadian 26:33
Konteks26:33 So he named it Shibah; 3 that is why the name of the city has been Beer Sheba 4 to this day.
Kejadian 28:10
Konteks28:10 Meanwhile Jacob left Beer Sheba and set out for Haran.
Kejadian 46:1
Konteks46:1 So Israel began his journey, taking with him all that he had. 5 When he came to Beer Sheba 6 he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.
Kejadian 46:5
Konteks46:5 Then Jacob started out 7 from Beer Sheba, and the sons of Israel carried their father Jacob, their little children, and their wives in the wagons that Pharaoh had sent along to transport him.
[22:19] 1 tn Heb “and they arose and went together.”
[22:19] 2 tn Heb “and Abraham stayed in Beer Sheba. This has been translated as a relative clause for stylistic reasons.
[26:33] 3 sn The name Shibah (שִׁבְעָה, shiv’ah) means (or at least sounds like) the word meaning “oath.” The name was a reminder of the oath sworn by Isaac and the Philistines to solidify their treaty.
[26:33] 4 sn The name Beer Sheba (בְּאֵר שָׁבַע, bÿ’er shava’) means “well of an oath” or “well of seven.” According to Gen 21:31 Abraham gave Beer Sheba its name when he made a treaty with the Philistines. Because of the parallels between this earlier story and the account in 26:26-33, some scholars see chaps. 21 and 26 as two versions (or doublets) of one original story. However, if one takes the text as it stands, it appears that Isaac made a later treaty agreement with the people of the land that was similar to his father’s. Abraham dug a well at the site and named the place Beer Sheba; Isaac dug another well there and named the well Shibah. Later generations then associated the name Beer Sheba with Isaac, even though Abraham gave the place its name at an earlier time.
[46:1] 5 tn Heb “and Israel journeyed, and all that was his.”
[46:1] 6 sn Beer Sheba. See Gen 21:31; 28:10.
