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February 25, 2022

The First Time Be’er Sheva Was a Negev Boomtown

Southern Israel’s ancient, and modern, capital.

Still the largest city in southern Israel, Be’er Sheva plays a key role in the narratives of Abraham and Isaac in Genesis—and is mentioned 33 times in the Hebrew Bible altogether. Nathan Steinmeyer examines what several decades of archaeological work have uncovered about the city’s past:

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