Genesis 26:33
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 26:33 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 26:33 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beersheba unto this day. Shebah: That is, an oath Beersheba: ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 26:33 — KJV
“And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beersheba unto this day. Shebah: That is, an oath Beersheba: that is, the well of the oath”
— Genesis 26:33 (KJV)
Genesis 26:33 in Context — About the Book of Genesis
Genesis is the book of beginnings — creation, the fall, the flood, and the call of Abraham. It answers the oldest questions: where we came from, why the world is broken, and how God begins His rescue plan through one family. Every major theme in the Bible is planted here as a seed.
Cross-References for Genesis 26:33
“And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz: which is the name thereof unto this day.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 26:33: called, name, city
“But God clave an hollow place that was in the jaw, and there came water thereout; and when he had drunk, his spirit came again, and he revived: wherefore he called the name thereof Enhakkore, which is in Lehi unto this day. Enhakkore: that is, the well of him that called or, cried the jaw: or, Lehi, as called in this chapter”
Shares key themes with Genesis 26:33: called, name, day
“Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and encamp against the city, and take it: lest I take the city, and it be called after my name. it be called...: Heb. my name be called upon it”
Shares key themes with Genesis 26:33: called, therefore, name
“And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Berachah; for there they blessed the LORD: therefore the name of the same place was called, The valley of Berachah, unto this day. Berachah: that is, blessing”
Shares key themes with Genesis 26:33: called, therefore, name
“Wherefore they called these days Purim after the name of Pur. Therefore for all the words of this letter, and of that which they had seen concerning this matter, and which had come unto them, Pur: that is, Lot”
Shares key themes with Genesis 26:33: called, therefore, name
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