Biblical place

Where was Negeb?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tel Beer Sheva.

First appears in Genesis 12:9 · 13 books · 32 chapters

Overview

Biblical region. Modern identification: Tel Beer Sheva.

Negeb is represented in the local geography layer as Tel Beer Sheva. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Genesis 12:9 and is mentioned across 13 books, with 43 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 Negeb today

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

Negeb 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.

Negeb 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

Negeb

31.245°N · 34.841°E

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