Israel NOWlej
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Be'er Sheva באר שבע

Places

Largest city of the Negev, where Abrahammade a covenant with Abimelech, according to Genesis 21. A British cavalry charge took it from the Ottomans in 1917.

Illustration from the book. Photographs, where shown, are from Wikimedia Commons, with author and license beside each. Click a photograph to enlarge it.

Sources

  • The book Israel NOWlej by Richard J. Koret, glossary, page 178.