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Besor — (meaning glad news , cheerful ) is a river in ancient Palestine.In the Old Testament Besor was a ravine or brook in the extreme south west of Judah, where 200 of David s men stayed behind because they were faint, while the other 400 pursued the… … Wikipedia
Brook of Egypt — The Brook of Egypt is the name used in some English translations of the Bible for the Hebrew Nachal Mitzrayim ( River of Egypt ) used for the river defining the westernmost border of the Land of Israel. Popular Bible commentaries identify it with … Wikipedia
Besor — Cold, a ravine or brook in the extreme south west of Judah, where 200 of David s men stayed behind because they were faint, while the other 400 pursued the Amalekites (1 Sam. 30:9, 10, 21). Probably the Wadyes Sheriah, south of Gaza … Easton's Bible Dictionary
HaBesor Stream — Tze elim bridge on Besor river (June 20, 2007) HaBesor (Hebrew: נחל הבשור, Nahal HaBesor) is a wadi in southern Israel. The stream begins at Mount Boker (near Sde Boker), and spills into the Mediterranean Sea near Deir al Balah in the … Wikipedia
GEOGRAPHICAL SURVEY — Names The name Ereẓ Israel (the Land of Israel) designates the land which, according to the Bible was promised as an inheritance to the Israelite tribes. In the course of time it came to be regarded first by the Jews and then also by the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
1 Samuel 30 — 1 And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire; 2 And had taken the women captives, that were therein: they… … The King James version of the Bible
Land of Israel — For other uses, see Israel (disambiguation) The Land of Israel (Hebrew: אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל, Eretz Yisrael,) is the region which, according to the Hebrew Bible, was promised by God to the descendants of Abraham through his son Isaac [See 6th and 7th … Wikipedia
Geography of Israel — Relief map of Israel Area Total 20,700 km2[1] Water … Wikipedia
List of Biblical names — This is a list of names from the Bible, mainly taken from the 19th century public domain resource: : Hitchcock s New and Complete Analysis of the Holy Bible by Roswell D. Hitchcock, New York: A. J. Johnson, 1874, c1869.Each name is given with its … Wikipedia
