And Isaac dug again the wells of water that had been dug in the days of Abraham his father, which the Philistines had stopped after the death of Abraham. And he gave them the names that his father had given them.
“And on that day, declares the Lord of hosts, I will cut off the names of the idols from the land, so that they shall be remembered no more. And also I will remove from the land the prophets and the spirit of uncleanness.
For I will remove the names of the Baals from her mouth, and they shall be remembered by name no more.
The sorrows of those who run after another god shall multiply; their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out or take their names on my lips.
Nebo, and Baal-meon (their names were changed), and Sibmah. And they gave other names to the cities that they built.
Therefore that place was called Beersheba, because there both of them swore an oath.
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