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Why did Abraham give the name "Beersheba" to a spot in the Negev?
AGod spoke to him from the bottom of a well there.
BHe met with Queen Beersheba there.
CHe dug seven wells there.
DHe swore an oath of peace with Abimelech there.✓ Correct Answer
Answer & Explanation
✓ He swore an oath of peace with Abimelech there.
Abraham said, "It means that when you accept these seven sheep, you take it as proof that I dug this well, that it's my well." That's how the place got named Beersheba (the Oath-Well), because the two of them swore a covenant oath there. Genesis 21. Beersheba, which can also mean "seven wells", was again given the same name by Isaac, who dug seven wells in the area.