Genesis 21:31
So that place was called Beersheba, because the two men swore an oath there.
In context
28 Abraham set apart seven ewe lambs from the flock, 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 that I dug this well.” 31 So that place was called Beersheba, because the two men swore an oath there. 32 After the treaty had been made at Beersheba, Abimelek and Phicol the commander of his forces returned to the land of the Philistines. 33 Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there he called on the name of the Lord, the Eternal God. 34 And Abraham stayed in the land of the Philistines for a long time.
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- KJV King James Version
— Genesis 21:31 in the KJV
Wherefore he called that place Beer-sheba; because there they sware both of them.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Genesis 21:31 in the ESV
Therefore that place was called Beersheba, because there both of them swore an oath.