Tel Sheva or Tel Be'er Sheva.
Tel Sheva or Tel Be'er Sheva, also known as Tell es-Seba is an archaeological site in the Southern District of Israel, believed to be the site of the ancient biblical town of Beer-sheba. The site lies east of modern Beersheba and west of the Bedouin town of Tel Sheva. Tel Sheva has been preserved and made accessible to visitors in the Tel Be'er Sheva National Park. The Hebrew name of Beersheba is derived from be'er, meaning a 'well', and sheva, meaning 'oath' or 'seven'. Beer-sheba is mentioned 33 times in the Hebrew Bible. It is often used when describing a border, such as "From Dan to Beersheba". It is also a significant center in the patriarchal narratives: Abraham dwelt at Beer-sheba (Genesis 22:19), Abraham and Abimelech entered a covenant at Beer-sheba (Genesis 21:32), and Abraham planted a tamarisk tree at Beer-sheba (Genesis 21:33). The Lord spoke to both Isaac and Jacob, Abraham's son and grandson respectively, at Beer-sheba (Genesis 26:23; 46:1). Beer-sheba is the site of two significant wells: Abraham's well at Beer-sheba was seized by Abimelech's men (Genesis 21:25), and Isaac's servants dug a well at Beer-sheba also (Genesis 26:25). Tel Beer-sheba, the site of the Iron Age city, is located on a hill overlooking the Wadi Beer-sheba about two and a half miles east of the modern city of Beersheba. The site was excavated from 1969 to 1976 by the Tel Aviv University Institute of Archaeology, directed by Prof. Yohanan Aharoni, except for the last season which was led by Prof. Ze'ev Herzog. Most of the dig was devoted to uncovering the large fortified Israelite city. The biblical narrative places the city in the time of the United Monarchy of King David, whose reign is dated by biblical scholars to around 1000 BCE, and later, to the Kingdom of Judah (980-701 BCE). During the last three seasons of excavation (1974-1976), an effort was made to go be #israel #israel2024 #saturday #Beersheba #april #april2024 #telbeersheba #tellesseba #archaeology #archaeologicalsite #תלבארשבע #גןלאומי #נחלחברון #נחלבארשבע #בארשבע #תלשבע #נבטים #עומר #תל #הרחברון #тельбеэршева #вирсавия #тель #израиль #всемирноенаследие #юнеско #израиль2024 #азия #беэршева #тельшева
