Beersheba - Wikipedia
WebBeersheba is the central transport hub of southern Israel, served by roads, railways and air. Beersheba is connected to Tel Aviv via Highway 40 , the second longest highway in Israel, which passes to the east of the city and is called the Beersheba bypass because it allows travellers from the north to go to southern locations, avoiding the more ...
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. After being taken by Israeli troops in 1948, it became a center of industry and technology.
Beersheba « See The Holy Land
WebSetting for many biblical events. Beersheba, on the northern edge of the barren Negev desert and about 75 kilometres south of Jerusalem, features in several other events of Bible history: • Abraham and his wife Sarah evicted her slave-girl Hagar and Hagar’s son Ishmael (fathered by Abraham) to wander in the wilderness.
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.
Beersheba, Israel - Jewish Virtual Library
WebTable of Contents | Keilah | Bozrah. 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.
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. It is well known to readers of the Bible, but the modern city was founded only ...
Tel Be’er Sheva, City of the Patriarchs
WebFeb 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.
Ancient charm is revived in Beersheba's new Old City - The Times of Israel
WebMar 27, 2021 · (Shmuel Bar-Am) Until recently, Abraham’s well stood in Old Beersheba under a simple shelter. Since 2013, however, the well has been part of a massive modern production called Be’er Avraham. It...
Beersheba - Jewish Virtual Library
WebOn October 31, 1917, Beersheba was the first place in Israel captured by the British in World War I. During the British mandatory period, the city continued to develop and grow in size. During the 1936-39 Arab riots , most of the Jews left the city, but strong efforts were made in the 1940s to purchase land for Jewish settlement in the Negev.
Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
WebOf more than 200 such mounds in Israel, the three sites of Megiddo, Hazor and Beer Sheba are representative of those that contain substantial remains of cities with biblical connections, and are strongly associated with events portrayed in the bible.
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