Genesis 21:31 (WEB)
Therefore he called that place Beersheba, because they both swore an oath there.
Fathers and councils · 2
Jerome
“Beersheba too, the city of the oath, and [Gihon], the scene of Solomon’s coronation, derive their names from springs.” — editor's note: Gen. xxi. 31.
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Catena Aurea on Matthew
- Remigius of AuxerreCatena Aurea on Matthew
Bersabee is interpreted, ‘the seventh well,’ or, ‘the well of the oath’ [ed. note, c: בְאֵר שָׁבַע the well of the oath, the origin of the name is given, Gen 21:28-31. “satiety” as if from שׂבע, by which is signified…
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Cross-references · 5
Cited together in Remigius of Auxerre on Matthew 1:8–11 (2) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Remigius of Auxerre on Matthew 1:8–11 (2) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Remigius of Auxerre on Matthew 1:8–11 (2) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Remigius of Auxerre on Matthew 1:8–11 (2) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Remigius of Auxerre on Matthew 1:8–11 (2) (Catena Aurea).