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Beer

Jotham's refuge

Place where Jotham fled and settled after pronouncing his parable against Abimelech from Mount Gerizim (Judges 9:21).

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A place named (meaning "well") where Jotham, youngest son of , fled for his life after delivering his prophetic parable from Mount Gerizim. Having rebuked the men of for making Abimelech king and likened the choice to bramble ruling over the trees, Jotham ran to Beer and dwelt there out of fear of his half-brother Abimelech (Judges 9:21). The location is unknown beyond the bare name and is mentioned only in this single verse.

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