Beersheba (Heb. "the well of the oath," or "of seven"; modern, "Bir-es-Seba") was the place on the southern borders of Canaan where Abraham made a covenant with Abimelech, King of the Philistines. It was always spoken of as the southern limit of the kingdom, and its position on the road to Egypt rendered it a place of importance, which it continued to be under the Romans and down to the time of the Crusades. All that remains of it now is a heap of ruins, near which are two larger and five smaller wells.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 84, 11 April 1939, Page 16
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