The Church Fathers on this verse

Genesis 21:31Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

Therefore that place was called Bersabee; because there both of them did swear.

Douay-Rheims

עַל־כֵּ֗ן קָרָ֛א לַמָּק֥וֹם הַה֖וּא בְּאֵ֣ר שָׁ֑בַע כִּ֛י שָׁ֥ם נִשְׁבְּע֖וּ שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃

Hebrew (Masoretic text)

The Church Fathers on this verse

One Church Father comments on this verse

Philaret of Moscow (Drosdow)

19th centuryChurch Father

Be'er Shava, the repository of vows, raises the question of how it acquired the same designation after Isaac, given that Abraham had already named it. This is clarified by the account of Isaac, which recounts that he reopened the wells his father had previously dug and restored them to their original names.

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