Beersheba - Wikipedia
WEBBeersheba (/ b ɪər ˈ ʃ iː b ə / beer-SHEE-bə), officially Be'er-Sheva (usually spelled Beer Sheva; Hebrew: בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע, romanized: Bəʾēr Ševaʿ, IPA: [ˈbe(ʔ)eʁ ˈʃeva(ʕ)] ⓘ; Arabic: بِئْر السَّبْع, romanized: Biʾr as-Sabʿ Arabic pronunciation: [biʔr‿as.sabʕ]; lit.
What is the significance of Beersheba in the Bible?
WEBJan 4, 2022 · Beersheba was a place where several people came into contact with God. Isaac (Genesis 26:24) and Jacob (Genesis 46:2) both heard from God in dreams they had at Beersheba. Hagar (Genesis 21:17) and Elijah (1 Kings 19:5) were in the wilderness of Beersheba when God spoke to them.
Beersheba | Meaning, Map, & History | Britannica
WEBMay 9, 2024 · Beersheba, biblical town of southern Israel, now a city and the main center of the Negev region. It is first mentioned in Genesis as the site where Abraham made a covenant with the Philistine king Abimelech of Gerar.
1. Beersheba—The Last Stop And A Point Of Beginning
WEBOct 29, 2012 · Beersheba epitomizes the faith God required to live in the Holy Land. Standing in the arid winds of Tel Beersheba, the truth seems both overwhelming and irresistible. God used this unassuming, barren place to shape some of the most significant lives in the Bible.
Beersheba, Israel - Jewish Virtual Library
WEBBeersheba (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.
Beersheba (BiblePlaces.com)
WEBThis 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).
Encyclopedia of The Bible – Beersheba (Beer-Sheba)
WEBBEERSHEBA (Beer-Sheba) bĭr she’ bə (בְּאֵ֥ר שָֽׁבַע; LXX Βηρσαβέε; the well of seven/swearing). A town in the Judean Negeb district. The site of Biblical Beer-sheba has been identified with Tell es-Saba’, located at the juncture of …
Beersheba - New World Encyclopedia
WEBBeersheba (Hebrew: בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע , Be'er Sheva, Turkish: Birüssebi) is the largest city in the Negev desert of southern Israel, often referred to as the "Capital of the Negev." In the Bible, water-rich Beersheba was once the home of each of the major Hebrew patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Ancient charm is revived in Beersheba’s new Old City
WEBMar 27, 2021 · Ancient charm is revived in Beersheba’s new Old City Artistic, cultural and commercial renewal sprout from longstanding Ottoman institutions, making biblical Abraham’s one-time hometown an ...
Beer Sheva – Travel guide at Wikivoyage
WEBBe'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.
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