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Oct 29, 2012 · Devotional Thought For Beersheba. Read Genesis 46:1-7. As the last stop before the ancient wilderness, Beersheba became also—ironically—a point of departure for many spiritual journeys. Abraham, Hagar, Jacob, and Elijah all experienced life-changing encounters with God in association with Beersheba (Genesis 16:8; 21:17; 46:3-4; 1 Kings 19:3).
Beersheba (See The Holy Land). This page is an approachable and well-illustrated introduction to Beersheba’s biblical significance and archaeological remains. Beersheba – The Southern Border of the Kingdom of Judah (Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs). Offers a survey of the site’s history. Ancient City of Beersheba (Jewish Virtual ...
A wife of Ahaziah, king of Judah, named Zibia came from Beersheba (2 Kings 12:1). Under King Jehoshaphat Beersheba was apparently still the administrative center of southern Judah (2 Chron 19:4). The prophet Amos seems to indicate that a shrine was located there (Amos 5:5; 8:14).
Beersheba, Israel. Beersheba (biblical: Beersheba; Heb. בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע, also Beersheva, Beer Sheva) is a city in the Negev on the southern border of Judah; its name has been preserved in the Arabic form Bīr (Beʾr) al-Saʿb. Beersheba was first settled in the Chalcolithic period.
The gateway to the Negev is a place that once was little more than a watering hole for Abraham’s sheep. Today, Beersheba is a modern city of 130,000 and home to the Ben-Gurion University. It is also a place where you can still buy sheep and camels at the Bedouin market (open Thursdays 6 a.m.-1 p.m.).
Feb 14, 2022 · Known today as Tel Be’er Sheva, biblical Be’er Sheva sits in the northern Negev Desert, a few miles away from the modern city of the same name. Although far from the powerful cities of Jerusalem and Lachish, Be’er Sheva played an important role in the biblical narrative, especially the stories from the time of the Patriarchs.
Be'er Sheva (also spelled Beersheba; Hebrew: באר שבע) is a desert city of approximately 200,000 inhabitants in southern Israel. It is the eighth-most populous (as of 2019) and second largest city in the country and the gateway to the Negev region of Israel. It is well known to readers of the Bible, but the modern city was founded only around 1900.
