#Repost @storytellerchurch ・・・ Swore, shaba (shah-vah); Strong’s #7650: To swear, to give ones word, to bind oneself with an oath. The origin of this verb is evidently the noun sheba’, which means “seven.” To swear (shaba) meant either to “completely bind oneself” to fulfilling an oath, or to “seven oneself,” that is, to repeat some detail of the oath seven times. Perhaps this is why Abraham gave seven lambs to Abimelech when entering into an agreement with him (Gen. 21:28-31). The seven lambs were a witness that Abraham had dug a certain well, and he and Abimelech swore to each other to accept the fact that the well was Abraham’s. The place was named Beersheba, normally translated “Well of the Oath” but sometimes “Well of the Seven.” In Gen. 26:3, God by an irrevocable oath assures Isaac that he will have numberless descendants; they will inherit the Promised Land; and Isaac’s seed will bless the whole world. 🐑 ⛲️ 🐑 ⛲️ 🐑 ⛲️ 🐑 #wordstudy #strongs #wordwealth #wordknowledge #wordwisdom #storytellerchurch #learnsomethingneweveryday #biblestudy #genesisstudy #covenant #agreement #oath #beersheba #shaba #abrahamiccovenant #covenantkeepingGod #godfirstlife #everynationcalifornia #ensocal https://www.instagram.com/p/BrXg6RKHu8W/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1vj7xqw1evmks