“Abraham went back to his servants, and they got up and set out together for Beersheba. And Abraham settled in Beersheba.”
Genesis 22:19
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Who is Rebekah in Genesis 22?
Rebekah is the granddaughter of Abraham's brother Nahor, the girl who would one day marry Isaac. After Abraham returned to Beersheba, a report named her among Nahor's family (Genesis 22:23). She was already alive in his brother's household, and God was keeping His oath before Abraham saw how.
Read the whole studyWhy does Beersheba matter after God's oath?
Beersheba means the well of seven and also the well of the oath: here Abraham set apart seven ewe lambs as witness to his sworn agreement with Abimelech. After God swore to him on Moriah in Genesis 22, Abraham went home to live at Beersheba, under God's own oath.
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