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# Negev #
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## Facts: ##
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The Negev is a desert region in the southern part of Israel, southwest of the Salt Sea.
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* The original word means "the South," and some English versions translate it this way.
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* It could be that this southern region is not the same location as the present day Negev Desert.
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* When Abraham lived in the city of Kadesh, he was in the Negev or southern region.
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* Isaac was living in the Negev when Rebekah traveled to meet him and became his wife.
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* The Jewish tribes of Judah and Simeon lived in this southern region.
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* The largest city in the Negev region was Beersheba.
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(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](en/ta-vol1/translate/man/translate-names))
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2017-05-05 19:42:13 +00:00
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(See also: [[other/abraham]], [[other/beersheba]], [[other/israel]], [[other/judah]], [[other/kadesh]], [[other/saltsea]], [[other/simeon]])
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## Bible References: ##
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* [Genesis 12:8-9](en/tn/gen/help/12/08)
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* [Genesis 20:1-3](en/tn/gen/help/20/01)
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* [Genesis 24:61-62](en/tn/gen/help/24/61)
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* [Joshua 03:14-16](en/tn/jos/help/03/14)
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* [Numbers 13:17-20](en/tn/num/help/13/17)
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