Bible Location

Shibah

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Shibah was the well-name associated with the oath and naming tradition at Beersheba. It is important because it belongs to the patriarchal geography of covenant, water, and naming. First appears in Gen 26:33.1

Coordinates

31.24, 34.84

First appears

Gen 26:33

AI summary: Shibah matters because wells in Genesis are not just water sources but places where conflict, oath, and identity are resolved into lasting memory. The place belongs to the formation of Beersheba's meaning.1

Latitude

31.24

Longitude

34.84

Bible references

1