Beer

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(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)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. A station of the Israelites when they drew near the Land, so called because of a well (which the word signifies) being sunk there, from which God gave them water. They sang—

“Spring up, O well; sing ye to it:{br}The princes digged the well,{br}The nobles of the people digged it{br}By the direction of the lawgiver, with their staves.”

(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)). Probably the same as BEER-ELIM of Isaiah 15:8⁸For the cry is gone round about the borders of Moab; the howling thereof unto Eglaim, and the howling thereof unto Beer-elim. (Isaiah 15:8).

2. Place to which Jotham fled for fear of his brother Abimelech (Judg. 9:21²¹And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother. (Judges 9:21)). Its position unknown.

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Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

876 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

B’er

Phonic:

be-ayr’

Meaning:

the same as 875; Beer, a place in the Desert, also one in Palestine

KJV Usage:

Beer

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

a well

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

A well; declaring:―a halting place of the Israelites [BEEROTH], Num. 21:16. {Puteus}