[7] [back to 21:3] Isaac means "He laughs."
[8] [back to 21:31] Beersheba can mean "well of the oath" or "well of seven."
[9] [back to 22:14] or, Yahweh-Jireh, or, Yahweh-Seeing
[10] [back to 24:7] or, offspring
[11] [back to 26:33] Shibah means "oath" or "seven."
[12] [back to 26:33] Beersheba means "well of the oath" or "well of the seven"
[13] [back to 30:24] Joseph means "may he add."
[14] [back to 31:19] teraphim were household idols that may have been associated with inheritance rights to the household property.
[15] [back to 31:47] "Jegar Sahadutha" means "Witness Heap" in Aramaic.
[16] [back to 31:47] "Galeed" means "Witness Heap" in Hebrew.