Biblical place

Where was Beersheba?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tel Beer Sheva.

First appears in Joshua 15:28 · 10 books · 20 chapters

Overview

Well of the oath, or well of seven, a well dug by Abraham, and so named because he and Abimelech here entered into a compact (Gen. 21:31). On re-opening it, Isaac gave it the same name (Gen. 26:31-33). Modern identification: Tel Beer Sheva.

Beersheba is represented in the local geography layer as Tel Beer Sheva. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 15:28 and is mentioned across 10 books, with 23 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Key passages

Appears in

2 Samuel

3 chapter s · 5 verse mentions

2 Chronicles

3 chapter s · 3 verse mentions

Joshua