Sacred Atlas

Bible Place Guide

Beersheba in the Bible

Patriarchal oath/well traditions and southern boundary language. See Scripture references, modern location, confidence level, and source attribution from Sacred Atlas.

Modern locationNegev, Israel
ConfidenceHigh
Scripture refs24

High confidence

Modern identification

Tel Be'er Sheva / Beersheba - Negev, Israel

Coordinates31.2447, 34.8408
Kindsettlement
Claims7
Sources3

Scripture anchors

Genesis 21:31Genesis 26:23-331 Kings 19:3Josh 15:28Josh 19:2Judg 20:11 Sam 3:201 Sam 8:22 Sam 3:102 Sam 17:112 Sam 24:22 Sam 24:72 Sam 24:151 Kgs 4:251 Kgs 19:32 Kgs 12:12 Kgs 23:81 Chr 4:281 Chr 21:22 Chr 19:42 Chr 24:12 Chr 30:5Neh 11:27Neh 11:30

Why this place is in the atlas

Patriarchal oath/well traditions and southern boundary language.

Claim ledger

names[0].value Beersheba Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - High
summary.en Patriarchal oath/well traditions and southern boundary language. Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - High
foreignKeys[0] ancientId: ad2f6c2, urlSlug: beersheba-1, friendlyId: Beersheba 1 OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data - CC-BY-4.0 - High
identifications[0].coordinates latitude: 31.244722, longitude: 34.840833, precision: approximate OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data - CC-BY-4.0; upstream ODbL-1.0 - High
identifications[0].modernRegion Negev Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - High
scriptureReferences Genesis 21:31, Genesis 26:23-33, 1 Kings 19:3, Josh 15:28 King James Version 1769 - Public-Domain - High
temporalScopes Patriarchs, Monarchy/prophetic narratives Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - Medium