BEELIADA to BEER-SHEBA

BEELIADA

Son of David 1Ch 14:7

Called ELIADA 2Sa 5:16; 1Ch 3:8

BEELZEBUB

(Gr. form Beel'zebul), the name given to Satan, and found only in the New Testament (Matt. 10:25; 12:24, 27; Mark 3:22).

It is probably the same as Baalzebub (q.v.), the god of Ekron, meaning "the lord of flies," or, as others think, "the lord of dung," or "the dung-god."

The prince of devils Mt 10:25; 12:24, 27; Lk 11:15, Mr 3:22; 18, 19 Messengers sent to inquire of, by Ahaziah 2Ki 1:2

See BAAL-ZEBUB

BEER

well.

(1.) A place where a well was dug by the direction of Moses, at the forty-fourth station of the Hebrews in their wanderings (Num. 21:16-18) in the wilderness of Moab.

(See WELLS

(2.) A town in the tribe of Judah to which Jotham fled for fear of Abimelech (Judg. 9:21). Some have identified this place with Beeroth.

1. A station of the Israelites Nu 21:16-18 2. A town in the territory of the tribe of Judah Jud 9:21

BEERA

Son of Zophah 1Ch 7:37

BEERAH

A Reubenite 1Ch 5:6

BEER-ELIM

well of heroes, probably the name given to Beer, the place where the chiefs of Israel dug a well (Num. 21:16; Isa. 15:8).

A city of Moab Isa 15:8

BEERI

illustrious, or the well-man.

(1.) The father of Judith, one of the wives of Esau (Gen. 26:34), the same as Adah (Gen. 36:2).

(2.) The father of the prophet Hosea 1:1).

1. A Hittite Ge 26:34 .

See ANAH

2. Father of Hosea Ho 1:1

BEER-LAHAI-ROI

i.e., "the well of him that liveth and seeth me," or, as some render it, "the well of the vision of life", the well where the Lord met with Hagar (Gen. 16:7-14). Isaac dwelt beside this well (Gen 24:62; 25:11).

It has been identified with 'Ain Muweileh, or Moilahhi, south-west of Beersheba, and about 12 miles W. from Kadesh-barnea.

Also called LAHAI-ROI, a well Ge 16:14; 24:62; 25:11

BEEROTH

wells, one of the four cities of the Hivites which entered by fraud into a league with Joshua. It belonged to Benjamin (Josh. 18:25).

It has by some been identified with el-Bireh on the way to Nablus, 10 miles north of Jerusalem.

1. A station of the Israelites. Aaron died at Deut 10:6

See BENE-JAAKAN

2. A city of the Hivites Jos 9:17; 18:25; 2Sa 4:2; Ezr 2:25; Ne 7:29

BEER-SHEBA

well of the oath, or well of seven, a well dug by Abraham, and so named because he and Abimelech here entered into a compact (Gen. 21:31).

On re-opening it, Isaac gave it the same name (Gen. 26:31-33). It was a favourite place of abode of both of these patriarchs (Gen 21:33-22:1, 19; 26:33; 28:10). It is mentioned among the "cities" given to the tribe of Simeon (Josh. 19:2; 1 Chr. 4:28). From Dan to Beersheba, a distance of about 144 miles (Judg. 20:1; 1 Chr. 21:2; 2 Sam. 24:2), became the usual way of designating the whole Promised Land, and passed into a proverb.

After the return from the Captivity the phrase is narrowed into "from Beersheba unto the valley of Hinnom" (Neh. 11:30). The kingdom of the ten tribes extended from Beersheba to Mount Ephraim (2 Chr. 19:4).

The name is not found in the New Testament. It is still called by the Arabs Bir es-Seba, i.e., "well of the seven", where there are to the present day two principal wells and five smaller ones. It is nearly midway between the southern end of the Dead Sea and the Mediterranean

1. The most southern city of Palestine Jud 20:1

Named by Abraham, who lived there Ge 21:31-33; 22:19

The place where Isaac lived Ge 26:23

Jacob went out from, toward Haran Ge 28:10

Sacrifices offered at, by Jacob; when journeying to Egypt Ge 46:1

In the inheritance of Judah Jos 15:20, 28; 2Sa 24:7

Afterwards assigned to Simeon Jos 19:2, 9; 1Ch 4:28

Two sons of Samuel were judges at 1Sa 8:2

Became a seat of idolatrous worship Am 5:5; 8:14

2. The well of, belonged to Abraham and Isaac Ge 21:25, 26

3. Wilderness of, Hagar miraculously sees a well in Ge 21:14-19 An angel fed Elijah in 1Ki 19:5, 7