Bered
Ancient site; 5 competing modern identifications, best supported being Haluza.
Placemountainregionsettlement1 verselocation 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.
- Haluza459
- Jebel Umm el Bared295
- Ar Ruwaysat63
- Wadi as Sakriyat10
- Tel Sharuhen7
Names
- Bered — בֶּרֶד bered “[poss.] freezing rain” (H1260) · Βαραδ Barad — Genesis 16:14
References
Topical references
- 1. A town in the south of Palestine — Genesis 16:14
- 2. A son of Shuthelah — 1 Chronicles 7:20
- Probably same as BECHER — Numbers 26:35
Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.