And they had in their inheritance Beersheba, and Sheba, and Moladah,
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- Beersheba Place
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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.
- Moladah Place
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Birth, a city in the south of Judah which fell to Simeon ( Josh. 15:21-26 ; 19:2 ). It has been identified with the modern el-Milh, 10 miles east of Beersheba. Modern identification: Khirbet el Waten.
- Sheba Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Beer Sheva.