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Subject: Re: "Virsaviya"
Author: Christo   (Authenticated as Christo)
Date: February 18, 2005 at 3:46:52 AM
Reply to: "Virsaviya" by Virsaviya
[Genesis 21:31] Wherefore he called that place Beersheba; because there they sware both of them.

[Regum 3:20] And all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that ...

Therefore, Beersheba looks to be a place name. Its spelling in Slavonic/Russian is Virsavia indeed, following the new Greek pronunciation.

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