Beer in the Bible

Meaning: a well

Exact Match

If a man of wind comes
and invents lies:
“I will preach to you about wine and beer,”
he would be just the preacher for this people!

Verse ConceptsWineAbundance, MaterialAlcohol ConsumptionStrong DrinkProphesying LiesStrong Delusionbeer

O my people! remember, I pray you, what Balak king of Moab, counseled, and what Balaam son of Beer, answered him, - from the Acacias as far as Gilgal, that ye may know the righteousness of Yahweh.

Verse ConceptsBalaams DonkeyGod, Righteousness OfHistoryPast, TheAnswering PeopleGod Doing RightDoing RightMan's Counsel

Thematic Bible



From there [they went] to Beer, the well the Lord told Moses about, "Gather the people so I may give them water." Then Israel sang this song: Spring up, well-sing to it! The princes dug the well; The nobles of the people hollowed it out with a scepter and with their staffs. [They went] from the wilderness to Mattanah,


Then Jotham fled, escaping to Beer, and lived there because of his brother Abimelech.


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