Thematic Bible: Beer-sheba


Thematic Bible



This is the heritage of the tribe of Judah, by their families.

And Hazar-shual, and Beer-sheba, and Biziothiah;

And to the walled town of Tyre, and to all the towns of the Hivites and the Canaanites: and they went out to the South of Judah at Beer-sheba. Verse ConceptsFortresses

And they had for their heritage Beer-sheba and Shema and Moladah

The heritage of Simeon was taken out of Judah's stretch of land, for Judah's part was more than they had need of, so the heritage of the children of Simeon was inside their heritage. Verse ConceptsMore Than Enough

And they were living at Beer-sheba and Moladah and Hazar-shual,

So he gave that place the name Beer-sheba, because there the two of them had given their oaths. So they made an agreement at Beer-sheba, and Abimelech and Phicol, the captain of his army, went back to the land of the Philistines. And Abraham, after planting a holy tree in Beer-sheba, gave worship to the name of the Lord, the Eternal God.

Then Abraham went back to his young men and they went together to Beer-sheba, the place where Abraham was living.

Do not be looking for help to Beth-el, and do not go to Gilgal, or make your way to Beer-sheba: for Gilgal will certainly be taken prisoner, and Beth-el will come to nothing. Verse ConceptsUseless ThingsSeeking For Concrete ThingsExile In Prospectbeer

Those who make their oaths by the sin of Samaria and say, By the life of your God, O Dan; and, By the living way of Beer-sheba; even they will go down, never again to be lifted up. Verse ConceptsThe Insecurity Of The WickedHarlotsLiving ThingsShame Of IdolatrySwearing

But Abraham made a protest to Abimelech because of a water-hole which Abimelech's servants had taken by force. But Abimelech said, I have no idea who has done this thing; you never gave me word of it, and I had no knowledge of it till this day.

And early in the morning Abraham got up, and gave Hagar some bread and a water-skin, and put the boy on her back, and sent her away: and she went, wandering in the waste land of Beer-sheba. And when all the water in the skin was used up, she put the child down under a tree. And she went some distance away, about an arrow flight, and seating herself on the earth, she gave way to bitter weeping, saying, Let me not see the death of my child. read more.
And the boy's cry came to the ears of God; and the angel of God said to Hagar from heaven, Hagar, why are you weeping? have no fear, for the child's cry has come to the ears of God. Come, take your child in your arms, for I will make of him a great nation. Then God made her eyes open, and she saw a water-spring, and she got water in the skin and gave the boy a drink.

And stretching himself on the earth, he went to sleep under the broom-plant; but an angel, touching him, said to him, Get up and have some food. Verse ConceptsSleep, PhysicalTouchPeople EatingAngels Looking After PeopleDepressioncookingjezebel

And the angel of the Lord came again a second time, and touching him said, Get up and have some food, or the journey will be overmuch for your strength. Verse ConceptsAngels Helping UsDoing Things TwicePeople EatingTaking By The HandAngels Looking After People

So Jacob went out from Beer-sheba to go to Haran. Verse ConceptsDepartures

And from there he went on to Beer-sheba. Verse Conceptsbeer

And Israel went on his journey with all he had, and came to Beer-sheba, where he made offerings to the God of his father Isaac. Verse ConceptsRefugeesSacrifice, In Ot

The name of his first son was Joel and the name of his second Abijah: they were judges in Beer-sheba. Verse ConceptsFirstborn SonsJudging Israel

Then all the children of Israel took up arms, and the people came together like one man, from Dan to Beer-sheba, and the land of Gilead, before the Lord at Mizpah. Verse ConceptsCongregationShrinesAssembling IsraelUnified PeopleAll Peoplecrusades

And early in the morning Abraham got up, and gave Hagar some bread and a water-skin, and put the boy on her back, and sent her away: and she went, wandering in the waste land of Beer-sheba. Verse ConceptsShouldersBottle, UsesDeserts, SpecificThe HomelessWater ContainersWanderersThose Who Rose EarlyCarrying Other LoadsExamples Of Love For Children

And he got up, fearing for his life, and went in flight, and came to Beer-sheba in Judah, parting there from his servant; While he himself went a day's journey into the waste land, and took a seat under a broom-plant, desiring for himself only death; for he said, It is enough: now, O Lord, take away my life, for I am no better than my fathers.

And he said, Take these seven lambs from me as a witness that I have made this water-hole. So he gave that place the name Beer-sheba, because there the two of them had given their oaths.

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain