Joshua 19:2
Their inheritance lay within the territory of Judah and included Beersheba (or Sheba), Moladah,
BSB
ASV
And they had for their inheritance Beer-sheba, or Sheba, and Moladah,
KJV
And they had in their inheritance Beer–sheba, Sheba, and Moladah,
And they had in their inheritance Beersheba and Sheba,.... Or, Beersheba, that is, Sheba; for so the particle "vau" is sometimes used (z), and must be so used here; or otherwise, instead of thirteen, it will appear that there are fourteen cities, contrary to the account of them, Jos 19:6; so Kimchi and Ben Melech make them one city.
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Genesis 21:31So that place was called Beersheba, because it was there that the two of them swore an oath.
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So he called it Shibah, and to this day the name of the city is Beersheba.
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Early in the morning, Abraham got up, took bread and a skin of water, put them on Hagar’s shoulders, and sent her away with the boy. She left and wandered in the Wilderness of…
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Instead, I advise that all Israel from Dan to Beersheba—a multitude like the sand on the seashore—be gathered to you, and that you yourself lead them into battle.
From there Isaac went up to Beersheba,
Hazar-shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah,
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Joshua 15:28Hazar-shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah,
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They lived in Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar-shual,
So that place was called Beersheba, because it was there that the two of them swore an oath.
Their inheritance lay within the territory of Judah and included Beersheba (or Sheba), Moladah,