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Early the next morning Abraham took some food and water and gave them to Hagar. She carried them and left with her boy. She left that place and wandered in the desert of Beersheba.

So after that, the well was called Beersheba. Abraham gave the well this name because it was the place where they made a promise to each other.

So Abraham and Abimelech made an agreement at Beersheba. Then Abimelech and Phicol, his military commander, went back to the country of the Philistines.

Abraham planted a special tree at Beersheba and prayed to the Lord , the God who lives forever.

Then Abraham went back to his servants. They all traveled back to Beersheba, and Abraham stayed there.

From there Isaac went to Beersheba.

So Isaac named it Shibah. And that city is still called Beersheba.

Jacob left Beersheba and went to Haran.

So Israel began his trip to Egypt. First he went to Beersheba. There he worshiped God, the God of his father Isaac. He offered sacrifices.

Then Jacob left Beersheba and traveled to Egypt. His sons, the sons of Israel, brought their father, their wives, and all their children to Egypt. They traveled in the wagons the Pharaoh had sent.

Hazar Shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah,

This is the land that was given to that tribe: Beersheba (also called Sheba), Moladah,

Then all Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, knew that Samuel was a true prophet of the Lord .

Samuel's first son was named Joel. His second son was named Abijah. Joel and Abijah were judges in Beersheba.

The Lord promised with an oath that he would take the kingdom away from Saul's family and give it to David. And I swear I will make sure that happens. God will make David king of Judah and Israel. He will rule from Dan to Beersheba."

"This is what I suggest: You must gather all the Israelites together from Dan to Beersheba. Then there will be many people, like the sand by the sea. Then you yourself must go into the battle.

King David said to Joab, the captain of the army, "Go through all the tribes of Israel from Dan to Beersheba, and count the people. Then I will know how many people there are."

They went to the fort of Tyre. They went to all the cities of the Hivites and of the Canaanites. Then they went south to Beersheba in the southern part of Judah.

So the Lord sent a disease against Israel. It began in the morning and continued until the chosen time to stop. From Dan to Beersheba 70,000 people died.

During Solomon's life everyone in Judah and Israel, all the way from Dan to Beersheba, lived in peace and security. The people were at peace sitting under their own fig trees and grapevines.