Beer-sheba That is, the well of the oath, or the well of the seven, (for the word equally signifies either,) alluding to the seven ewe- lambs which Abraham set by themselves and gave to Abimelech. Probably when a covenant was solemnly made and confirmed by an oath, seven lambs or sheep were wont to be offered.
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Genesis 21:31
31 Wherefore he called that place Beersheba;a because there they sware both of them.