27 Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them to Abimelech. Those two made a covenant.
28 Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.
29 Abimelech said to Abraham, 'What do these seven ewe lambs which you have set by themselves mean?'
30 He said, 'You shall take these seven ewe lambs from my hand, that it may be a witness to me, that I have dug this well.'
31 Therefore he called that place Beersheba,{Beersheba can mean 'well of the oath' or 'well of seven.'} because they both swore there.
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