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

30 Abraham answered, “Accept these lambs from me. That will prove that you believe I dug this well.”

31 So that place was called Beersheba[a] because they made a promise to each other there.

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  1. 21:31 Beersheba This name means “well of the promise” or “well of seven.”

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