Negev

Definition

The Negev is a desert region in the southern part of Israel, southwest of the Salt Sea.

• The original word means “the South,” and some English versions translate it this way.
• It could be that the “South” is not located where the Negev Desert is today.
• When Abraham lived in the city of Kadesh, he was in the Negev or southern region.
• Isaac was living in the Negev when Rebekah traveled to meet him and become his wife.
• The Jewish tribes of Judah and Simeon lived in this southern region.
• The largest city in the Negev region was Beersheba.

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(See also: Abraham, Beersheba, Israel, Judah, Kadesh, Salt Sea, Simeon)

Bible References

• Genesis 12:9
• Genesis 20:1-3
• Genesis 24:62
• Joshua 3:14-16
• Numbers 13:17-20

Word Data

• Strong’s: H5045, H6160