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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.

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(See also: Abraham, Beersheba, Israel, Judah, Kadesh, Salt Sea, Simeon)

Bible References:

Word Data:##

  • Strong's: H5045, H6160