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Place

Beersheba

southern settlement

Southern settlement associated with the patriarchs.

33 appearances11 Bible books1 known aliases

Who or what is this?

Town in the Negev associated with the patriarchs, where makes a covenant with Abimelech over a well and plants a tamarisk tree, calling on the name of the everlasting God. also receives the Lord at Beersheba and digs wells there, and offers sacrifices in Beersheba on his way down to Egypt. The phrase from Dan to Beersheba becomes a standard expression for the full extent of the land of Israel.

People, places, and events in this story

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Places in this story

Modern location: Tel Beer Sheva. Coordinates from OpenBible.info.

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Key passages

All appearances33