# Negev ## Facts: The Negev is a desert region in the southern part of Israel, southwest of the Salt Sea. * The original word means "the South," and some English versions translate it this way. * It could be that the "South" is not located where the Negev Desert is today. * When Abraham lived in the city of Kadesh, he was in the Negev or southern region. * Isaac was living in the Negev when Rebekah traveled to meet him and become his wife. * The Jewish tribes of Judah and Simeon lived in this southern region. * The largest city in the Negev region was Beersheba. (Translation suggestions: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]]) (See also: [Abraham](../names/abraham.md), [Beersheba](../names/beersheba.md), [Israel](../kt/israel.md), [Judah](../names/judah.md), [Kadesh](../names/kadesh.md), [Salt Sea](../names/saltsea.md), [Simeon](../names/simeon.md)) ## Bible References: * [Genesis 12:09](rc://en/tn/help/gen/12/09) * [Genesis 20:1-3](rc://en/tn/help/gen/20/01) * [Genesis 24:62](rc://en/tn/help/gen/24/62) * [Joshua 03:14-16](rc://en/tn/help/jos/03/14) * [Numbers 13:17-20](rc://en/tn/help/num/13/17) ## Word Data: * Strong's: H5045, H6160 ## Forms Found in the English ULB: Negev