shebah Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
shebah in Smith's Bible Dictionary
(an oath), the famous well which gave its name to the city of Beersheba. #Ge 26:53| [BEERSHEBA]
shebah in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
SHE'BAH (seven, or an oath), a well dug by Isaac's servants, and from which Beer-sheba was named. Gen 26:33. See Beer-sheba.
shebah in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
SHEBAH or Shibeah, "seven" and "oath", oaths being ratified with sevenfold sacrifices (Genesis 21:28; Genesis 21:31). The well from which Beersheba was named (Genesis 26:31-35), called from the oath between Isaac and the Philistines. (See BEERSHEBA.)