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Gender Feminine
Other Forms FormsBeersheba, Bersheba, Barsheby, Bursabye
Meaning & History
Variant of the Old Testament place name Be'ersheba, meaning "seventh well" or "well of the oath" (Genesis 21:31). The phrase "from Dan to Be'ersheba" was the usual way of designating the Promised Land.