Beersheba 2
Ancient site; 2 competing modern identifications, best supported being Tel Beer Sheva.
Placesettlement10 verseslocation disputed
Where was it?
Scholars do not agree. Every proposal recorded by the source is shown with its support score, so you can see the weight of opinion rather than a single answer.
- Tel Beer Sheva334
- Bir es Seba286
Names
- Beersheba — בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע bəer sheva “well [of the] seven” (H884) · φρέαρ τοῦ ὅρκου phréar tou͂ o̔́rkou “well [of] the oath” (G3727) — Genesis 21:14
Name variants
- Beersheba (58)
- Beer-sheba (29)
- Beer Sheba (10)
- Shibah (6)
- Sheba (2)
- Shebah (2)
- Desert of Beersheba (1)
- Wilderness of Beer-sheba (1)
- Wilderness of Beersheba (1)
References
Topical references
- A name given by Isaac to a particular well — Genesis 26:33
Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.