Beer (Judges 9)
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Other places named Beer: Beer (Numbers 21).
| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Most likely | El Bira (low confidence) |
| Coordinates | 32.608° N, 35.504° E |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | Judges 9:21 |
Beer (Judges 9) is a settlement named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely identified with El Bira (low confidence; 1 other proposal below).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| El Bira | low (39%) | 32.608° N, 35.504° E |
| another name for Beeroth | very low (3%) | 31.824° N, 35.187° E |
Verses
Judges
- Judges 9:21And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.Then Jotham ran away, escaping to Beer, and he lived there for fear of his brother Abimelech.
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.