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Beer

From: Boyd's Bible Dictionary: B

By: James P. Boyd

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(a well). (1) A halting place of the Israelites (Num. 21:16-18¹⁶And from thence they went to Beer: that is the well whereof the Lord spake unto Moses, Gather the people together, and I will give them water. ¹⁷Then Israel sang this song, Spring up, O well; sing ye unto it: ¹⁸The princes digged the well, the nobles of the people digged it, by the direction of the lawgiver, with their staves. And from the wilderness they went to Mattanah: (Numbers 21:16‑18)). (2) Place to which Jotham fled (Judg. 9:21²¹And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother. (Judges 9:21)).

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