According to the Hebrew Bible, Abraham's well was seized by Abimelech's men (Genesis 21:25), and Isaac’s servants also dug a well at Beersheba (Genesis 26:25).
The well is near the Old City of Beersheba and a wadi, Nahal Be'er Sheva, on the road to Neve Noy. It was described by Edward Robinson in 1838.[1] In 1897, a local sheikh built a house above the well.
Travellers' descriptionsedit
Edward Robinson's description of the site:[2] "These wells are some distance apart; they are circular, and stoned up with solid masonry. The larger one is twelve and a half feet in diameter and forty-four and a half feet deep to the surface of the water, sixteen feet of which, at the bottom, is excavated in the solid rock. The other well lies fifty-five rods W.S.W., and is five feet in diameter and forty-two feet deep. The water in both is pure and sweet, and in great abundance; the finest, indeed, we had found since leaving Sinai... Here then is the place where the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob often dwelt! Here Abraham dug perhaps this very well; and journeyed from hence with Isaac to Mount Moriah, to offer him up there in sacrifice."
It was also described by Claude Reignier Conder in the late 19th century:[3] "...the principal well, which is twelve feet three inches in diameter, and over forty-five feet deep, lined with rings of masonry to a depth of twenty-eight feet. A second well, five feet in diameter, exists about 300 yards to the west, and on the east is a third, which is dry, twenty-three feet deep, and nine feet two inches in diameter. The sides of all the wells are furrowed by the ropes of the water-drawers; but we made one discovery which was rather disappointing, namely, that the masonry is not very ancient. Fifteen courses down, on the south side of the large well, there is a stone with an inscription in Arabic, on a tablet dated, as well as I could make out, 505 A.H., or in the twelfth century. This stone must be at least as old as those at the mouth, which are furrowed with more than a hundred channels by the ropes of seven centuries of water-drawers."
^Jerusalem Post, TODAY IN HISTORY: THE ‘FATHER OF BIBLICAL GEOGRAPHY’; BENJAMIN GLATT; January 27, 2016
^"Biblical researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea. A journal of travels in the year 1838". archive.org. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
^"Tent work in Palestine : a record of discovery and adventure". archive.org. 1879. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
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abraham, well, hebrew, באר, אברהם, historical, water, well, beersheba, israel, associated, with, biblical, narrative, abraham, structure, houses, archaeology, museum, beersheba, location2, hebron, road, beershebacoordinates31, 2372250, 7930778, 2372250, 793077. Abraham s Well Hebrew באר אברהם is a historical water well in Beersheba Israel associated with the biblical narrative of Abraham Its structure houses the archaeology museum of Beersheba Abraham s WellLocation2 Hebron Road BeershebaCoordinates31 14 14 01 N 34 47 35 08 E 31 2372250 N 34 7930778 E 31 2372250 34 7930778TypehistoryWebsiteabraham org il Contents 1 History 2 Travellers descriptions 3 See also 4 References 5 External sourcesHistory edit nbsp Abraham s Well visitors center BeershebaAccording to the Hebrew Bible Abraham s well was seized by Abimelech s men Genesis 21 25 and Isaac s servants also dug a well at Beersheba Genesis 26 25 The well is near the Old City of Beersheba and a wadi Nahal Be er Sheva on the road to Neve Noy It was described by Edward Robinson in 1838 1 In 1897 a local sheikh built a house above the well Travellers descriptions editEdward Robinson s description of the site 2 These wells are some distance apart they are circular and stoned up with solid masonry The larger one is twelve and a half feet in diameter and forty four and a half feet deep to the surface of the water sixteen feet of which at the bottom is excavated in the solid rock The other well lies fifty five rods W S W and is five feet in diameter and forty two feet deep The water in both is pure and sweet and in great abundance the finest indeed we had found since leaving Sinai Here then is the place where the patriarchs Abraham Isaac and Jacob often dwelt Here Abraham dug perhaps this very well and journeyed from hence with Isaac to Mount Moriah to offer him up there in sacrifice It was also described by Claude Reignier Conder in the late 19th century 3 the principal well which is twelve feet three inches in diameter and over forty five feet deep lined with rings of masonry to a depth of twenty eight feet A second well five feet in diameter exists about 300 yards to the west and on the east is a third which is dry twenty three feet deep and nine feet two inches in diameter The sides of all the wells are furrowed by the ropes of the water drawers but we made one discovery which was rather disappointing namely that the masonry is not very ancient Fifteen courses down on the south side of the large well there is a stone with an inscription in Arabic on a tablet dated as well as I could make out 505 A H or in the twelfth century This stone must be at least as old as those at the mouth which are furrowed with more than a hundred channels by the ropes of seven centuries of water drawers See also editArchaeology of Israel Tourism in IsraelReferences edit Jerusalem Post TODAY IN HISTORY THE FATHER OF BIBLICAL GEOGRAPHY BENJAMIN GLATT January 27 2016 Biblical researches in Palestine Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea A journal of travels in the year 1838 archive org Retrieved 2017 08 29 Tent work in Palestine a record of discovery and adventure archive org 1879 Retrieved 2017 08 29 External sources edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Abraham well Abrahams Well International Visitors Center Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Abraham 27s Well amp oldid 1171764107, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
