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# Negev #
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## Facts: ##
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The Negev is a desert region in the southern part of Israel, southwest of the Salt Sea.
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* The original word means "the South," and some English versions translate it this way.
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* It could be that the "South" is not located where the Negev Desert is today.
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* When Abraham lived in the city of Kadesh, he was in the Negev or southern region.
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* Isaac was living in the Negev when Rebekah traveled to meet him and become his wife.
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* The Jewish tribes of Judah and Simeon lived in this southern region.
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* The largest city in the Negev region was Beersheba.
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(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names))
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(See also: [Abraham](../names/abraham.md), [Beersheba](../names/beersheba.md), [Israel](../kt/israel.md), [Judah](../names/judah.md), [Kadesh](../names/kadesh.md), [Salt Sea](../names/saltsea.md), [Simeon](../names/simeon.md))
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## Bible References: ##
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* [Genesis 12:8-9](rc://en/tn/help/gen/12/08)
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* [Genesis 20:1-3](rc://en/tn/help/gen/20/01)
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* [Genesis 24:61-62](rc://en/tn/help/gen/24/61)
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* [Joshua 03:14-16](rc://en/tn/help/jos/03/14)
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* [Numbers 13:17-20](rc://en/tn/help/num/13/17)
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## Word Data: ##
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* Strong's: H5045, H6160
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