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Where Is It Today?

Where Is Beersheba Today?

Beersheba is identified with Tel Be'er Sheva / Beersheba. See modern location, confidence level, Scripture references, coordinates, and source attribution.

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