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Abraham's Well
Historic water well in Beersheba, Israel
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.
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History
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' descriptions
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 s