Beersheba or Beersheba

(well of the oath), the name of one of the old places in Palestine which formed the southern limit of the country. There are two accounts of the origin of the name. According to the first, the well was dug by Abraham, and the name given to Judah, (Joshua 15:28) and then to Simeon, (Joshua 19:2; 1 Chronicles 4:28) In the often-quoted "from Dan even unto Beersheba," (Judges 20:1) it represents the southern boundary of Canaan, as Dan the northern. In the time of Jerome it was still a considerable place, and still retains its ancient name --Bir es-Seba . There are at present on the spot two principal wells and five smaller ones. The two principal wells are on or close to the northern bank of the Wady es-Seba . The larger of the two, which lies to the east, is, according to Dr. Robinson, 12 1/2 feet in diameter, and at the time of his visit (April 12) was 44 1/2 feet to the surface of the water. The masonry which encloses the well extends downward 28 1/2 feet. The other well is 5 feet in diameter, and was 42 feet to the water. The curb-stones around the mouth of both wells are worn into deep grooves by the action of the ropes of so many centures. These wells are in constant use today. The five lesser wells are in a group in the bed of the wady. On some low hills north of the large wells are scattered the foundations and ruins of a town of moderate size.

964. Bizyothyah -- "contempts of the LORD," a place near Beersheba
... Bizyothyah. 965 . "contempts of the LORD," a place near Beersheba. Transliteration:
Bizyothyah Phonetic Spelling: (biz-yo-the-yaw') Short Definition: Biziothiah ...
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7656. Shibah -- a well in Beersheba
... 7655, 7656. Shibah. 7657 . a well in Beersheba. Transliteration: Shibah
Phonetic Spelling: (shib-aw') Short Definition: Shibah. ...
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884. Beer Sheba -- "well of seven," a place in the Negev
... Beer Sheba. 885 . "well of seven," a place in the Negev. Transliteration: Beer
Sheba Phonetic Spelling: (be-ayr' sheh'-bah) Short Definition: Beersheba. ...
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Abraham and Isaac. Genesis xxii.
... put good work into the iron cable, he does not then fear the strain of the test
put upon it, and God knew what He had done to Abraham in the grove at Beersheba ...
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Chapter xlvi
... 1-4. And Israel set out and all who belonged to him, and he came to Beersheba
and sacrificed to the God of his father Isaac. And ...
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The First Apostle of Peace at any Price
... creditable. He seems never to have wandered far from the neighbourhood
of Beersheba. ... Lord. Beersheba and Plymouth Rock are a pair. ...
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Chapter xxiii
... Though in Genesis 22:19 Abraham had taken up his residence at Beersheba,
yet since that time perhaps twenty years had elapsed. For ...
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National Sins and Miseries
... "And David said to Joab, and to the rulers of the people, Go, number Israel, from
Beersheba even to Dan; and bring the number of them to me, that I may know it ...
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Joseph's Loyalty to his Family
... Then Jacob set out on his journey with all that he had. He first went to Beersheba
and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. ...
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Chapter xxviii
... the man is made very apparent. 10, 11. And Jacob went forth from Beersheba
and came to Haran. And he lighted upon a certain place ...
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Elijah's Weakness, and Its Cube
... life as the life of one of them by to-morrow about this time.3. And when he saw
that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beersheba, which belongeth ...
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The Sins of Society
... vanities. We must give up seeking Bethel, Gilgal, or Beersheba, seats of
the calf worship, if we are to seek God to purpose. The ...
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Chapter xxii
... 19. And Abraham returned to his servants and they arose and went together
to Beersheba, and Abraham made his home in Beersheba. ...
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Beersheba or Beersheba

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