Biblical places
Beersheba
Where Abraham and Isaac dug wells and made covenants with God — a leading city marking Israel's southern border, its name meaning 'well of the oath.' Used in the phrase 'from Dan to Beersheba' to describe the whole land of Israel.
Sources and location confidence
- Location confidence
- Very High
- Tel Be'er Sheva
- 31.2447, 34.8408
OpenBible (85% confidence) and Wikidata/Wikipedia coordinates agree; confidently identified as Tel Be'er Sheva.
Related Bible passages
These are selected indexed references, not an exhaustive list of every mention in the Bible.
Genesis 21:14
And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.
Joshua 15:28
And Hazarshual, and Beersheba, and Bizjothjah,
Judges 20:1
Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was gathered together as one man, from Dan even to Beersheba, with the land of Gilead, unto the LORD in Mizpeh.
1 Samuel 3:20
And all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the LORD.
2 Samuel 3:10
To translate the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beersheba.
1 Kings 4:25
And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.
2 Kings 12:1
In the seventh year of Jehu Jehoash began to reign; and forty years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Zibiah of Beersheba.
1 Chronicles 4:28
And they dwelt at Beersheba, and Moladah, and Hazarshual,