Genesis 21:31
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 21
“Wherefore he called that place Beersheba; because there they sware both of them.”Genesis 21:31
What Does Genesis 21:31 Mean?
Genesis 21:31 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 21, verse 31 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 17 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (17)
These passages are connected to Genesis 21:31 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 26:33“And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beersheba unto this day.”Genesis 26:28“And they said, We saw certainly that the LORD was with thee: and we said, Let there be now an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee;”Genesis 26:31“And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.”Genesis 46:1“And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac.”1 Kings 19:3“And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beersheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his servant there.”Genesis 16:14“Wherefore the well was called Beerlahairoi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.”Genesis 21:14“And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.”Genesis 22:19“So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba.”Genesis 26:23“And he went up from thence to Beersheba.”Genesis 26:18“And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham: and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.”Joshua 15:28“And Hazarshual, and Beersheba, and Bizjothjah,”Joshua 19:2“And they had in their inheritance Beersheba, and Sheba, and Moladah,”Judges 20:1“Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was gathered together as one man, from Dan even to Beersheba, with the land of Gilead, unto the LORD in Mizpeh.”2 Samuel 17:11“Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee, from Dan even to Beersheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that thou go to battle in thine own person.”1 Kings 4:25“And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.”2 Kings 23:8“And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beersheba, and brake down the high places of the gates that were in the entering in of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on a man’s left hand at the gate of the city.”Nehemiah 11:27“And at Hazarshual, and at Beersheba, and in the villages thereof,”
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