Beer in the Bible

Meaning: a well

Exact Match

Therefore the well was named Beer-lahai-roi: behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.

Verse ConceptsWellsGod Seeing All Peoplebeer

And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a flask of water, and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder and the child, and sent her away. And she departed, and wandered about in the wilderness of Beer-sheba.

Verse ConceptsShouldersBottle, UsesDeserts, SpecificThe HomelessWater ContainersWanderersThose Who Rose EarlyCarrying Other LoadsExamples Of Love For Children

Therefore he called that place Beer-sheba, because there they had sworn, both of them.

Verse ConceptsSealing A CovenantWellsPeople Naming Things

And they made a covenant at Beer-sheba. And Abimelech rose up, and Phichol the captain of his host, and returned into the land of the Philistines.

Verse ConceptsIndividuals going home

And Abraham returned to his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beer-sheba. And Abraham dwelt at Beer-sheba.

And Isaac had just returned from Beer-lahai-roi; for he was dwelling in the south country.

And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac. And Isaac dwelt at Beer-lahai-roi.

Verse ConceptsBlessed By God

And he called it Shebah; therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba to this day.

Verse ConceptsSwearing OathsGiven Names To This DayPeople Naming Things

And Jacob went out from Beer-sheba, and went towards Haran.

Verse ConceptsDepartures

And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beer-sheba; and he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.

Verse ConceptsRefugeesSacrifice, In Ot

And Jacob rose up from Beer-sheba; and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, on the waggons that Pharaoh had sent to carry him.

Verse ConceptsCartsImmigrants

Thematic Bible



From there they traveled to Beer: that is the well of which Yahweh said to Moses, "Gather the people together, and I will give them water." Then sang Israel this song: "Spring up, well; sing to it: the well, which the princes dug, which the nobles of the people dug, with the scepter, and with their poles." From the wilderness [they traveled] to Mattanah;


Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and lived there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.