Genesis 21:29-31

Easy-to-Read Version

²⁹ Abimelech asked Abraham, “Why did you put these seven female lambs by themselves?”

³⁰ Abraham answered, “When you accept these lambs from me, it will be proof that I dug this well.”

³¹ So after that, the well was called Beersheba.^[a] Abraham gave the well this name because it was the place where they made a promise to each other.