31 So that place was called Beersheba,[a](A) because the two men swore an oath(B) there.

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  1. Genesis 21:31 Beersheba can mean well of seven and well of the oath.

31 Therefore he (A)called that place [a]Beersheba, because the two of them swore an oath there.

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  1. Genesis 21:31 Lit. Well of the Oath or Well of the Seven

14 Those who swear by the sin of Samaria(A)
    who say, ‘As surely as your god lives, Dan,’(B)
    or, ‘As surely as the god[a] of Beersheba(C) lives’—
    they will fall,(D) never to rise again.(E)

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  1. Amos 8:14 Hebrew the way

14 Those who (A)swear by (B)the [a]sin of Samaria,
Who say,
‘As your god lives, O Dan!’
And, ‘As the way of (C)Beersheba lives!’
They shall fall and never rise again.”

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  1. Amos 8:14 Or Ashima, a Syrian goddess