God called the dry ground “land” and the gathered waters he called “seas.” God saw that it was good.

That is why the well was called Beer Lahai Roi. (It is located between Kadesh and Bered.)

That is why he named that place Beer Sheba, because the two of them swore an oath there.

Laban called it Jegar Sahadutha, but Jacob called it Galeed.

He named the second child Ephraim, saying, “Certainly God has made me fruitful in the land of my suffering.”

God called the light “day” and the darkness “night.” There was evening, and there was morning, marking the first day.

Run there quickly, for I cannot do anything until you arrive there.” (This incident explains why the town was called Zoar.)

So Esau said to Jacob, “Feed me some of the red stuff – yes, this red stuff – because I’m starving!” (That is why he was also called Edom.)

Laban said, “This pile of stones is a witness of our agreement today.” That is why it was called Galeed.

But Jacob traveled to Succoth where he built himself a house and made shelters for his livestock. That is why the place was called Succoth.

With her dying breath, she named him Ben-Oni. But his father called him Benjamin instead.

That is why its name was called Babel – because there the Lord confused the language of the entire world, and from there the Lord scattered them across the face of the entire earth.

Isaac reopened the wells that had been dug back in the days of his father Abraham, for the Philistines had stopped them up after Abraham died. Isaac gave these wells the same names his father had given them.

Esau exclaimed, “‘Jacob’ is the right name for him! He has tripped me up two times! He took away my birthright, and now, look, he has taken away my blessing!” Then he asked, “Have you not kept back a blessing for me?”

She became pregnant again and had another son. She said, “Now this time my husband will show me affection, because I have given birth to three sons for him.” That is why he was named Levi.

When the Canaanites who lived in the land saw them mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, “This is a very sad occasion for the Egyptians.” That is why its name was called Abel Mizraim, which is beyond the Jordan.