Bible Encyclopedias
Beer`sheba

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

A village in the S. of Canaan, and the most southerly, 27 m. from Hebron; associated with Dan, in the N., to denote the limit of the land and what lies between; lies in a pastoral country abounding in wells, and is frequently mentioned in patriarchal history; means "the Well of the Oath."

Bibliography Information
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Beer`sheba'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​b/beersheba.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.