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.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 62 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 70 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 70 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 89 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 90 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Beersheba today

Travel to Beersheba, the modern-day Tel Beer Sheva.

Beersheba is commonly identified with Tel Beer Sheva, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.

Beersheba is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.

Modern orientation

Tel Beer Sheva

31.245°N · 34.841°E

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