Judges 9:21
Then Jotham ran away, escaping to Beer, and he lived there for fear of his brother Abimelech.
And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.
Jotham ran away and fled, and went to Beer and lived there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.
Note “Beer” is Hebrew for “well”, i.e., a village named for its well.
And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- Beer
- Probably the Beer mentioned by Mr. Maundrell, three hours and a half, or about ten miles, north of Jerusalem, towards Shechem. It is situated toward the south, on an easy declivity; and has a fountain of excellent water at the bottom of the hill, from which it has taken its name. Close to the well are the mouldering walls of a ruined {khan;} and on the summit of the hill two large arches still remain of a ruined convent. Dr. Richardson says, that it seems to have been once a place of considerable consequence.
- Numbers 21:16; Joshua 19:8; 2 Samuel 20:14