14 So Abraham got up early in the morning and took bread and a [a]skin of water, and gave them to Hagar, putting them on her shoulder, and gave her the boy, and sent her away. And she departed and wandered about in the wilderness of Beersheba.

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  1. Genesis 21:14 I.e., a skin used as a bottle

14 Early the next morning Abraham took some food and a skin of water and gave them to Hagar.(A) He set them on her shoulders and then sent her off with the boy. She went on her way and wandered in the Desert of Beersheba.(B)

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33 So he called it [a]Shibah; therefore the name of the city is (A)Beersheba to this day.

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  1. Genesis 26:33 Meaning uncertain, perhaps oath

33 He called it Shibah,[a] and to this day the name of the town has been Beersheba.[b](A)

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  1. Genesis 26:33 Shibah can mean oath or seven.
  2. Genesis 26:33 Beersheba can mean well of the oath and well of seven.