33He called it Shibah, and to this day the name of the town has been Beersheba.


In Context

30 Isaac then made a feast for them, and they ate and drank.

31 Early the next morning the men swore an oath to each other. Then Isaac sent them on their way, and they left him in peace.

32 That day Isaac's servants came and told him about the well they had dug. They said, "We've found water!"

33 He called it Shibah, and to this day the name of the town has been Beersheba.

34 When Esau was forty years old, he married Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and also Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite.

35 They were a source of grief to Isaac and Rebekah.

Genesis 26:33 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

26:33And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city [is] Beer-sheba unto this day.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

26:33Whereupon he called it Abundance: and the name of the city was called Bersabee, even to this day.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

26:33And he called it Shibah. Therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba unto this day.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:33And he called it Shebah; therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba to this day.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

26:33And he called it Shibah: therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba unto this day.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:33And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba to this day.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:33He called it Shibah. Therefore the name of the city is Beersheba to this day.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

26:33and he calleth it Shebah, oath, therefore the name of the city is Beer-Sheba, well of the oath, unto this day.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

26:33And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beersheba to this day.