Negev

Facts

The Negev is a desert region in the southern part of Israel.

The original word means "the South" and some English versions translate it this way.
It could be that this southern region is not the same location as the present day Negev Desert.
When Abraham lived in the city of Kadesh, he was in the Negev or southern region.
The Jewish tribes of Judah and Simeon lived in this southern region.
The largest city in the Negev region is Beersheba.