Biblical place
Where was Beersheba?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tel Beer Sheva.
First appears in Genesis 21:14 · 1 books · 5 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 Genesis 21:14 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 10 verse references collected into the glossary index.
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Where it sits on the map
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.
Key passages
Appears in
5 chapters · 10 verse mentions