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.