Be'er Sheva

Be'er Sheva

History meets innovation

Be'er Sheva, the Negev's largest city, is linked in Genesis to Abraham, who made a covenant with King Abimelech at its well. The modern city grew from an Ottoman administrative town, and in October 1917 British forces and Australian light horsemen took it in a cavalry charge that opened the way into Palestine. The old town still has Ottoman buildings and a railway station. Today the city is a center of technology and education, with Ben-Gurion University and a cyber park, and a Bedouin market where visitors can drink sweet coffee.

Glossary: Be'er Sheva