Be'er Sheva, the Negev's 'Capital' and the largest city in southern Israel, had its name given in the Bible, where it is said that Abraham dug wells in the city (Be'er), and swore his camaraderie with Elimelech, King of Plishtim (Sheva).
This shouthern metropolitan is the transportation, industry, science and cultural center of southern Israel and serves home to Israel's 4th largest university, the Ben-Gurion University, where more than 16,000 students attend. The Negev Research Center is also located within the city-limits.

During the passing decade the city has changed its skin, developed and doubled its population. The city is undergoing a construction boom for its scale, defined especially by high-rise constructions for mostly residential purposes.

This is where the city is located:
http://www.unifan.org/images/map_sections.gif

Here are the pictures ive taken few days ago, enjoy ;)

Paradise Hotel
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/4075resize_of_be_er-sheva1.jpg
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/4075resize_of_be_er-sheva3.jpg



High Rises (residential)
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/4075resize_of_be_er-sheva2.jpg
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/4075resize_of_be_er-sheva10.jpg
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/4075resize_of_be_er-sheva4.jpg

Negev's Central Court
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/4075resize_of_be_er-sheva5.jpg
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/4075resize_of_be_er-sheva6.jpg
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/4075resize_of_be_er-sheva7.jpg
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/4075resize_of_be_er-sheva9.jpg

Government Building:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/4075resize_of_be_er-sheva8.jpg

Train Station
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/4075resize_of_be_er-sheva11.jpg

Buses waiting in the bus station parking
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/4075resize_of_be_er-sheva12.jpg

I really liked how you've put the Courthouse building in 'residential'. :D

Originally posted by Azazel

I really liked how you've put the Courthouse building in 'residential'. :D

I didnt

Apart from the court and maybe the government, the buildings do not really attract me!

I see it now RoM. sorry. :D

No worries ;)

Are the images on photopost, Ron?

They pictures are on the forums photosite yes, thats why they are temporarily off :(

Apart from the court and maybe the government, the buildings do not really attract me!

im with benny....exept of 2 nice buildings all the others arent such of a big deal.....such as this thread that should have been removed long ago for very low raiting..

Nice thread!

Nice and big buildings...

NEW PICS FROM BE'ER SHEVA

http://img161.exs.cx/img161/8076/beersheva6wc.jpg
http://img188.exs.cx/img188/8118/beersheva11jc.jpg
http://img177.exs.cx/img177/6456/beersheva24pv.jpg
http://img188.exs.cx/img188/7472/beersheva30lk.jpg
http://img177.exs.cx/img177/7480/beersheva47ki.jpg
http://img177.exs.cx/img177/852/bersheva5jw.jpg

great arquitecture just like like everiry where in israel just beatifull

Expect Be'er Sheva to really take off sometime in 2007 when the upgrading of the existing rail line to Tel Aviv is converted to a high speed, high capacity rail line. Initailly the ride will take just under 50 minutes and a train will depart every 20-30 minutes. Also, another brand new rail line from Be'er Sheva is currently being constructed to Ashkelon via the towns of Sderot, Netivot and Ofakim (and onwards to Tel Aviv via Ashdod). Also ,the line from Be'er Sheva to Dimona is being refurbished to allow passenger service. Construction has also just commenced on a brand new central bus station right next to the central train station in Be'er Sheva.

there are some buildings like them in my country.
nice!!

Beer Sheva should be the second largest metropolitan area in Israel. It has plenty of room to grow, I believe. Can the average person in Beer Sheva afford to buy a detached house or do they have to live in an apartment?

BEER SHEVA CITY

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http://img59.exs.cx/img59/7015/bsview58en.jpg

http://img59.exs.cx/img59/3850/bsview45rz.jpg

http://img59.exs.cx/img59/434/5912000062kv.jpg

http://img59.exs.cx/img59/2253/5912000052yv.jpg

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http://img59.exs.cx/img59/6530/5912000010kb.jpg

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http://img59.exs.cx/img59/1898/6094img4653large7xn.jpg

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http://img59.exs.cx/img59/9913/1485p11501501copy2xq.jpg

http://img59.exs.cx/img59/9505/274gallery619693hq.jpg

woooooow Beer Sheva going to be nice city!
good luck

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This one rules!!!!

http://img225.exs.cx/img225/3416/beersheva5ix.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

wow, the skyline is huge ;) :cheers:

wow so cool
you sure this Be'er Sheva ?

looks like nahreya

thanks hebrewtext your 1

Do you guys have any articles on Israeli cities that you could write?

Like the ones here:
http://www.gomideast.com/Jerusalem/bljerusalem.htm

But on different cities like this one.

Contact info is on this page:
http://www.gomideast.com/articles/writers.htm

Thx!

:cheers:

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http://img269.echo.cx/img269/522/15le.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)
http://img269.echo.cx/img269/4894/26fl.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)
http://img269.echo.cx/img269/127/32hr.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)
http://img269.echo.cx/img269/399/49fv.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

this was my country, before it was . .

this was my country, before it was . .

what?

I guess he was British or Turkish.... :p

hehehehehehhehe Azazel;)))))))))

I like Beer-Sheva very much. It should be the 3rd metro-area in Israel, after TA and Haifa.

:) LOL

I guess he was British or Turkish.... :p

Palestinian would have been a better guess

oh.. so we didnt score any points on the guess :(
your from palestine?

ok stop it just ignore him!

I don’t mind hearing his complaints for I am sure in the rightness of Israel’s policies.
There should be a thread to concentrate such discussions so others will be politic free

no, its ok, i wont say much, and i will choose to ignore Zohar's comments,
however, this is where i am from, my grandfather, was kicked out of there in 1948, and now just like any other palestinian, i live abroad,
I just wish i live in a place where i can belong to, somewhere, where I know that this isnt temporary,
I mean, i live in Dubai - UAE , life is great here, however, all palestinians here, know this is temporary, cause it isnt our home
I also lived in canada, and i knew it was temporary, i was there for 7 years, and left,
i am not saying I am living a bad life, i am living a great life, business is good all is great.

however, i dont have what UAE people have, or what Canadian's have, which is a country in which i can say , this house i am building is my dream home, or this business is for the rest of my life, i cant, cause its all temporary, palestinian, (even though very well off abroad - not all ofcourse-) still live in a suspended state, where everything they do is temporary, think of many possiblities to many outcomes, ie. save money, we might have to leave this country, dont stay here too long, its not safe / politically stable, they worry about the development in the occupied territories, and how it will affect the policies of the countries they live in, its caution sign all their lives,

so again i say, this was my country, my home. .

Palestinian would have been a better guess

I am truly sorry for your loss, and although my opinion is your people by far have brought all the crap that has happened to you on yourselves, and your ancestors behaved much worse to mine whenever they could, I am not going to get into this discussion.

However, us living in the same country is unacceptable, not because of you proper.. you can be the best of people, but because of so many others that will bring this country to complete ruin, because as you may know, many of your people practice traditions that the general public in Israel deems completely inappropriate.

I do hope that all of your people will find homes, whenever in a palestinian state near the jewish one, or someplace else. This doesn't depend as much on us, as on you, and those that you call your brothers and allies, the arab nations. If they'd have any brains they'd allow you to stay and assimilate in their nations, because this process would be beneficial to both of you, unlike here.

Cheers.

no, its ok, i wont say much, and i will choose to ignore Zohar's comments,
however, this is where i am from, my grandfather, was kicked out of there in 1948, and now just like any other palestinian, i live abroad,
I just wish i live in a place where i can belong to, somewhere, where I know that this isnt temporary,
I mean, i live in Dubai - UAE , life is great here, however, all palestinians here, know this is temporary, cause it isnt our home
I also lived in canada, and i knew it was temporary, i was there for 7 years, and left,
i am not saying I am living a bad life, i am living a great life, business is good all is great.

however, i dont have what UAE people have, or what Canadian's have, which is a country in which i can say , this house i am building is my dream home, or this business is for the rest of my life, i cant, cause its all temporary, palestinian, (even though very well off abroad - not all ofcourse-) still live in a suspended state, where everything they do is temporary, think of many possiblities to many outcomes, ie. save money, we might have to leave this country, dont stay here too long, its not safe / politically stable, they worry about the development in the occupied territories, and how it will affect the policies of the countries they live in, its caution sign all their lives,

so again i say, this was my country, my home. .
So, my dear, at least YOU know how Jews have felt for the last 2,000 years...

Any further discussion will be in a new thread. I don’t mind opening one too
As I wrote in my previous post.

Its like two kids in a sandbox, lets say Billy and Mike.

Billy comes to the sand box first and play there some hours..
When Billey leaves, Mike comes and play there some hours..
And then Billy comes back to the sandbox.. what to do now? ;)

Of course they are kids so they will fight about it.. but two grown up men would not.

Yes Scotty its exactly like that! ;)

Its like two kids in a sandbox, lets say Billy and Mike.

Billy comes to the sand box first and play there some hours..
When Billey leaves, Mike comes and play there some hours..
And then Billy comes back to the sandbox.. what to do now? ;)

Of course they are kids so they will fight about it.. but two grown up men would not.

but you missed somthing:

Billy never left completly the sand box

and Mike never played there, and surly not by his own.

Stop this unsuccessful metaphor!!! (no offence Scotty ;) )
A thread was established for that stuff.

So, my dear, at least YOU know how Jews have felt for the last 2,000 years...

jewdism , is not nationality its a religion, so you cant really say thats how jews felt, jews we're always welcome to come there and live,
we arent against jews, i personality am not against jews, they are good people just like any mulism or christian,
however, its the zionist movement (israel) which was created in the late 1800's is the problem,

jews have always lived in palestinine, and many parts of the world, just a muslim would live in indian, or morroco, or russia, or the US , you can say we should have Islam country,
anyway, i am not gonna get into that, cause i know i can never win this discussion. .
i was just heart broken to see this beautiful city, that was my home . . that is all, and i hope this will be the end of this discussion,

nice skyline though... :)

this beautiful city built by jews......
look at Palestine u'r house not really nice....

thats not nice zohar, have some respect

beer sheva looks great, developing quickly and turning into a real metro city.
Best thing about beer sheva - the weather, this is coming from a formor Kiryat Yam boy, i was i had lived in beer sheva :)

tiesto is right..

and someday ben gurions dream will come true, and beer sheva will be a big metropolis.

new in Beer sheva:

discount in super market

if u buy products total sum is 350 NIS (73$) u will get 20$ as present hehehe

i wanna to live in Beer Sheva:)

Hehehe zohar.. :lol:
I don’t know about you, I already packed my things!

heheheheheheh in the way come to pick me from Netanya:)))

http://img298.imageshack.us/img298/74/night65fn.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/2592/auditorium1800x6003rn.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

http://img276.imageshack.us/img276/6372/shamoonday1860x6151cc.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

Im in Beer Sheva everyday (doing my army service there) and ive got to tell you the thing i hate the most about this city is the WEATHER!! too hot to bear...

what about arsim?:)

That too lol

well I heard a lecture that because of global weather changes
the upper negev will get more rain, become almost like the sharon
region in climate, and so maybe in the near future beer sheva
will be great! until then theres air condition :)
and beer sheva in the winter is great!

http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/3882/1097080144011qx.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/376/post1311163172907mb.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

For a city in its area, it is very dense.

plz, stick this topic (=

Enjoy:
http://www.imagenesdeisrael.com/modules/My_eGallery/gallery/Imagenes_de_Beer.magenes_de_Beer-Sheva/barrio%20neve%20zeev%20beer%20sheva%20israel.jpg
http://www.imagenesdeisrael.com/modules/My_eGallery/gallery/Imagenes_de_Beer.magenes_de_Beer-Sheva/estacion%20de%20tren%20de%20beer%20sheva1.JPG
http://www.imagenesdeisrael.com/modules/My_eGallery/gallery/Imagenes_de_Beer.magenes_de_Beer-Sheva/rasco%20city%20beer%20sheva4.JPG
http://www.imagenesdeisrael.com/modules/My_eGallery/gallery/Imagenes_de_Beer.magenes_de_Beer-Sheva/municipalidad%20de%20beer%20sheva1.JPG
http://www.imagenesdeisrael.com/modules/My_eGallery/gallery/Imagenes_de_Beer.magenes_de_Beer-Sheva/kenion%20kiriat%20hamemshala%20beer%20sheva.JPG
http://www.imagenesdeisrael.com/modules/My_eGallery/gallery/Imagenes_de_Beer.magenes_de_Beer-Sheva/iad%20labanim%20beer%20sheva.JPG
http://www.imagenesdeisrael.com/modules/My_eGallery/gallery/Imagenes_de_Beer.magenes_de_Beer-Sheva/tribunales%20de%20beer%20sheva7.JPG
http://www.imagenesdeisrael.com/modules/My_eGallery/gallery/Imagenes_de_Beer.magenes_de_Beer-Sheva/kenion.jpg
http://www.imagenesdeisrael.com/modules/My_eGallery/gallery/Imagenes_de_Beer.magenes_de_Beer-Sheva/beersheva%20centre%20teachers%20and%20net%20cafe.jpg
http://www.imagenesdeisrael.com/modules/My_eGallery/gallery/Imagenes_de_Beer.magenes_de_Beer-Sheva/The%20Turkish%20governors%20house%20museum.jpg
http://www.ultrashapoel.com/gallery/albums/hta_hbs1-0/1_bs.sized.jpg
http://inaru.co.il/gorod_img/beer-sheva2n.jpg
http://www.ci.seattle.wa.us/oir/photo_gallery/beersheva2.gif
http://www.middleway.org/images/Negev24_2_2005/images/Circle%20at%20Beer-Sheva%20Mosque.jpg

the Turkish police station:
http://www.negev.co.il/statis/pics/7.jpg

the Abraham well :
http://www.ynet.co.il/PicServer2/01082004/516515/beer-sheva_wa.jpg

:eek2: YES, WE HAVE NAFIS (= :eek2:
http://www.nafis.co.il/branches/images/beersh3_b.jpg

(soroka hospital-הרחבה-complet)
http://www.visualarts.co.il/images/105p208.jpg

the old city of Beer-Sheva is under renovation, so far it look great! i eill give pic when it finish.... (the turkish police station to)

GOD BLESS BEER SHEVA(and she need a lot of bless)

Ugggggh i dont like the city... maybe its because im doing my army service there in the Southern Command :) (Pikud Darom)

Ugggggh i dont like the city... maybe its because im doing my army service there in the Southern Command :) (Pikud Darom)

Dont wory, i dont like the city more then u (=

Thank you for sharing the pics :)
Beer Sheva is beutiful...

But most of all, you got nafiss :)
Fuck man! lets make a nafiss thread :) I love that place..

24 hours...
your stomach rumbles...no problem..just go there..

Thank you for sharing the pics :)
Beer Sheva is beutiful...

But most of all, you got nafiss :)
Fuck man! lets make a nafiss thread :) I love that place..

24 hours...
your stomach rumbles...no problem..just go there..

hahahahahahahah (=

nafis open 24/7 ! one time i go there in 04:00 in the morning (=

it is a very good place i like hem a loooot!

Lol I was once in Nafiss in Holon(I think..) and I remember I ate so much that almost explode!!!the food over there is awsome!!!

Ive been there last night in Nafis Ashdod.... it was 4AM and the place was crowded... that place never stops serving fresh food around the clock :D

no Nafis in Netanya;((

i think u need post only for Nafis (=

i merged 2 threads,ok?:)

I went to Nafis in Kiriat Ata :)
The food is good..

i like the atmosphere there :)

i was in Nafis in Rishon le Sion too much people...

You need to wait 10 minutes untill you can get in...the place is alway full....

You need to wait 10 minutes untill you can get in...the place is alway full....

לא תמיד... רק שיש עומס רב מאוד

10 minutes? thats in the good case lol

its always full of people, I dont know why the food is standard..

I went to the one in Kiriat Ata..

i think it was 35% full... and it was maybe 10pm...

Nafis is really great overall :)
When i come to Israel we should have a skyscrapercity meet up there :D

LOL....No Problem :)

let's bring this city back to life ok?
http://tinypic.com/fehz5e.jpg

Nice picture Herzefiled :)

looks very modern city..

the tower in the right is a Regional district courthouse..

I heard they have a secret back alley for criminals and witnesses to pass threw so they wont be a target of the media and/or the people hired to do something very bad to them :(

Nice picture Herzefiled :)

looks very modern city..

the tower in the right is a Regional district courthouse..

I heard they have a secret back alley for criminals and witnesses to pass threw so they wont be a target of the media and/or the people hired to do something very bad to them :(

beer-sheva is modern city...
i hear about planning about subway or metro on this city

^^^ what?!?!
A Subway?
Thats crazy.....

where can they possibly build it...
and it would be soooo fucking hot to go under it..

unless they do what the israelites did and make a underground tunnel that was warm in the winter and cold in the summer ;)
I did an archelogy dig somewhere between the negev and jerusalem (???) and saw it first hand..

other than that, it might be a good idea..
who would use it the most? The bedouins?

^^ beer-sheva is big city(200,000-250,000 people) so it is good something like metro or sub-way...

and the bedouins can drive on camels!!!

^^Subways are for citys with 1,500,000 people at least...otherwise its not effective...look at Haifa for example, it have a Metro, but nobody uses it....there are too few who uses it, and its just usless...

^^
in hafia it was bad becouse they dont bulid the stations at important places...

so no subway a light-train....

Beer Sheva is booming ofcourse.

Just so you know, most cities got a subway when they were just close to a million people.
You cant build subway for many things and one of them is if you have alot of buildings its hard to make the underground and the station.

Haifa is problematic, because its in the core, but they built it in a way that there is only a few stations... I mean....if they were creative, tey can make one that goes to the tip of Haifa/Atlit and onto the Krayot and Akko.... but then again, you got a train that does the same.

The problem is, i view the Israel Train system much like a light rail/subway...
thats coming from a North American :D

^^^^ right man...
now in israel you can drive on tran from beer-sheva to Nariha in our + - (non-stop).
Beer-sheva south israel-Nariha north Israel.
so israel is Big subway (-:

The only problem is, is this 'mega subway' does not run very effeciently....... so it takes time and its hard....

but i tried it from the krayot to Akko and from the Krayot to Merkaz Haifa and it was actually very effective.....

I think, that we should start building most of the Gallile by now and make it look very nice instead of neglecting it and having Aravi run it :)

http://i.pbase.com/o4/92/612392/1/52764079.B7.2.jpg
http://i.pbase.com/o4/92/612392/1/52764080.B7.3.jpg
http://i.pbase.com/o4/92/612392/1/52764081.B7.4.jpg

at drive:
http://i.pbase.com/o4/92/612392/1/52764078.B7.1.jpg

^^ I like the yellow-grey building, is it a school?

no , this מתנ"ס
they end to bulid this before month and it's not open yet

good pics!
thanx

^^ :)

ועדיין לא עניתה לי על השאלה בהודעה הפרטית

לא רוצה חח

^^
זוהר למה?
תענה לי רק למה ואני עוזב אותך

חחחחחחח בקרוב....

זוהר אתה עוד תשגע אותי חחח
:)

Ж)

חחחחחחחחחחחח :D

Beautiful city, the negev ufo looks like a mushrom with eyes. :rofl:

freedom u have hebrew letters or you did a copy and paste?

חחחחחחחחחחחח :D

Beautiful city, the negev ufo looks like a mushrom with eyes. :rofl:

חחחחחחחחחחחחחחח

Freedom is turning out to be an Israeli :)

Yes. :)

I've seen you guys writing חחחחחחחחחחחחחחח often. :colgate: What does it mean?

its the same as: heheheheheheh...

Nice pics but why is it called Beer-Sheva?

it's called beer sheva because of the story of Abraham , it's believedthat this is the place where Abraham and avimelech vowed. vow in hebrew is - shvu'a , the name sheva derives from this word. be'er is well in hebrew (the well of the vow, this is the meaning of the name)

Tel Beer-sheva is actually the original town, while this one is more or less the new city just like Jerusalem.

El Beer Sheeba...how the arabs call it

Good pics :okay:

more more!

http://img476.imageshack.us/img476/8055/1235513330434d82a8d08734zv.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/9471/127xf.jpg

(from yestrday)

^^nice one...

צילמתי עוד אבל יצאו לא טובות :(

^^טוב יאללה צא צלפם תרביץ עם התמונות

בקור הזה???
לא הלכתי לבית ספר לא הרגשתי טוב

השבוע אני בתל אביב יום שלישי ויום רביעי ואני יביא תמונות

^^טוב יאללהחח

^^
:(

http://www.yahalomit.com/images_projects_andlogos/mg5.jpg
http://www.yahalomit.com/images_projects_andlogos/mg1.jpg
http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/6325/galleryproj14b2xi.jpg
http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/1889/galleryproj14a2wa.jpg

BTW, that minature Lady Liberty is a memorial for the victims of 9/11.

^^
i dont think so... it's part of complex that calling Manhattan Garden and the minature Lady Liberty mean NYC...

^^ I dont see why you need a minature lady liberty in a residential complex..
so provincial and bad taste...

^^
becouse it's NYC inspiration

It is a coincidence that they were completed around the time of the attacks.

some pics from the net

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/8360/742082393py.jpg

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/76/742075075yu.jpg

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/1382/742085908ep.jpg

http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/2945/742094128ny.jpg

http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/6113/742093703rz.jpg

http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/6959/742091853hr.jpg

http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/2317/742089740hu.jpg

http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/5614/742087565oo.jpg

http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/8518/742079725vp.jpg

http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/2852/742078520gx.jpg

Can u please explain the christain cemetrary and the turkish/ottoman flag statue please...they look pretty intresting...

it's and old....in ottoman empire times...

Can u please explain the christain cemetrary and the turkish/ottoman flag statue please...they look pretty intresting...


these are memorials from the First World War, when the British fought against the Ottoman Turks at the Middle east.

the British soldiers cemetery , who were killed at the battle
over Beer Sheba in 1917. under the command of Gen. Allenby. (more British cemeteries can be found at other Israeli cities).

and the memorial for the Turkish soldiers who died defanding Beer Sheba.

more reading over the battle (http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWgaza.htm)

I dont see why Israel should glamourize the turks like this.

We should be like Saudi Arabia and ruin there Ottoman landmarks :D

After looking at the skyline of Beer-Sheva, it looks like Phoenix only on steriods.

I dont see why Israel should glamourize the turks like this.



becouse Be'er-Sheva was a turkish city!!!
:weirdo:

becouse Be'er-Sheva was a turkish city!!!
:weirdo:


After consulting with a couple of turks and reliable sources on the net...
i dont think there is a name in the turkish language with Beer and Sheva..
Afterall, in hebrew it means 7 dwells...

Idiot!
Prehistory and Biblical era

An archeological site called "Tel Beer-Sheva", a few kilometers north-east of modern day Beer-Sheva has evidence of being populated since the 4th millennium BC. It was destroyed and rebuilt many times during its history.
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Etymology and the Biblical narrative

Biblically, the site of Beersheba is mentioned in two of the three Genesis stories of a wife confused for a sister as a location where an oath of non-aggression was made between the Philistines, represented by a king named Abimelech, and the Israelites. The bible describes the oath being made on two separate occasions by the Israelites, once represented by Abraham, and once by Isaac. Beersheba is also mentioned in Joshua 19:2. Beersheba was the southernmost city of Israel in Biblical times hence the expression "from Dan to Beersheba" to describe the whole kingdom.

Between the two Abimelech stories, there are several different etymologies given for the origin of Beersheba's name:

* in memory of the oath of Abraham and Abimelech (well of the oath)
* in memory of seven wells dug by Isaac (seven wells), though only 3 or 4 are identified
* in memory of the oath of Isaac and Abimelech (well of the oath)
* in memory of the seven ewes which stood witness to Abraham and Abimelech's oath (well of the seven).

In the midrash, which generally exhibits a xenophobic attitude toward the Philistines, the last of these is seen as particularly reproachful, and the setting aside of these ewes is interpreted to have directly condemned seven righteous descendants of Abraham to death by the hand of Abimelech's descendants, namely condemning Hophni, Phinehas, Samson, Saul, and Saul's three sons, to death by the Philistines. In addition, the midrash extends the numerology to also be the ultimate cause of the destruction of seven sacred objects - named as the Tabernacle of the Congregation, the Second and First Temples, and unnamed sacred objects in Gilgal, Nob, Gideon, and Shiloh - and the reason that the Ark of the Covenant comes to abide amongst the Philistines for seven months.

The underlying origin of the still existing site is uncertain, though it certainly exhibits archaeological signs of religious use. There are many wells on the site, but only 3 are dated as far back as the early first millennium, each having been refaced by the romans. These are likely to be the three wells mentioned in the Isaac story - Esek, Sitnah, and Rehoboth. The presence of 3 rather than 7 wells, together with the awkwardness of interpreting Beersheba as seven wells, which grammatically should be written as Shebabeer, has lead this possibility to be generally discounted as a folk etymology.

The stories also state that a religious foundation was made by the patriarchs at the site, with Isaac building an altar, and Abraham an Asherah grove. Until the reforms of Josiah, it appears that Beersheba was regarded as an holy place of great importance, it being frequently mentioned in the later parts of the bible as a noteworthy location for people to have an association with. In critical thought, it is hence seen as something that needed to be explained by the biblical authors, who chose to use folk etymologies and myths to do so. The most likely etymology to be correct is that which renders Beersheba as well of the oath, though whether the oath refers to a single oath that took place in that location, or in fact refers to the general religious practice on the site - making of oaths - is a matter of debate.

According to the documentary hypothesis, both the Elohist and Yahwist used a pre-existing source or folk-tale surrounding the site in producing their narrative of an oath having been made between a patriarch and Abimelech, the regional philistine overlord. Where they differ is in the atmosphere of the story - Abraham makes a fair treaty with Abimelech on friendly terms, but Isaac's makes his treaty with Abimelech in an atmosphere of squabbling.
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Later history

The latest inhabitants of Tel Beer-Sheva were the Byzantines, which abandoned the city at the 7th century. The Turkish Ottomans who had controlled Israel since the 16th century barely paid any interest to Beersheba until the end of the 19th century. At the beginning of the 19th Century Beersheba was noted by European pilgrims as ruined, with a well and Bedouin living nearby.

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^^ that side house is very nice...

small place to put your car :(

like all israeli streets...

I want to put it inside the house..like in a garage :) would be sooo cool.....

;) by 5 cars in that case

it's Israel so no garage!

*In most Israel..:)

nice pic, Dor!

http://img484.imageshack.us/img484/9103/474082640827299064b7in.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://www.shikun-ovdim.co.il/images/662_18_02_15.JPG

מגדלי קרן, 24 קומות
יופי של תאורה בלילה רק שישאירו את זה אחרי שימכרו הכל לפחות חלק
נראה לי שזה תאורה זמנית אבל נקוה שאני טועה


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http://www.dirot7.com/pictures/bs1.jpg

busy road
http://www.tiuli.com/ber%20sheva/kakal2.jpg

Technological Beer Sheva Collage
http://www.moit.gov.il/NR/rdonlyres/29706299-4EF8-4EAB-A2E8-809ED5CB74CB/0/271.jpg

Ridman Collage
http://www.reidman.co.il/sys/IMG_0506_1.JPG

http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/Harbor/7883/bs-camel.jpg


Waizman St.
http://naen.timba.info/images/tree_vizman_1.jpg

near the city
http://www.mototracks.co.il/north_negev/images/Dscf0068.jpg

city fire dep.
http://www.102.co.il/AddIns/Stations/gallery/1044.jpg

new projects in Neve Ramot
http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/1710/galleryproj14c1cw4.jpg

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/828/galleryproj14a1rx2.jpg

A new promenade is geting build alongside Beer Seva stream.
it will include walking trail, pergulas, special lighting and trees.


http://www.2send.us/uploads/49dc458b36.jpg (http://www.2send.us/)

http://www.2send.us/uploads/155fcc3252.jpg (http://www.2send.us/)


http://www.2send.us/uploads/73f759a985.jpg (http://www.2send.us/)

Wonderful project! Be'er-Sheva's the future of Israel. Anything that makes it more beautiful is great.

British Army World War I cemetery in downtown Beer-Sheva:
http://ick.macam.ac.il/siur/kaye/History/Tour/WW1CemeteryHBTabulaRasa.JPG

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uknown soldier
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The monument for momoey of British pilots
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90 years to The Battle Of Beer Sheba (between the Turks and Brits)
http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/9008/800pxbattleofbeersheba9ff9.jpg

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The statue for the memory of Turkish soldiers
http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/8435/800pxd7aad797d7a0d7aad7eq4.jpg

90 years to The Battle Of Beer Sheba (between the Turks and Brits)
http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/8924/450pxbattleofbeersheba9ld5.jpg

http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/9489/785pxketivetturkit1os7.jpg

Turkish Railway Station (build in 1915, closed in 1927)
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Govenor's House. build by the Turks. today is Negev museum of art.
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renovated
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Kakal Ave. (the first street of Beer Sheva)
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Aref El Aref house (governor of Beer Sheva (1929-1939)
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Soroka Hospital. It is the largest medical center in southern region of the country, and the second largest in Israel.
http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/7074/800pxsoroka1fx7.jpg

Vasermil Stadium. the home stadium of Hapoel Beer Sheva and Maccabi Beer Sheva.
http://www.mpt-mib.com/multimedia/gallery153/4.jpg

http://www.mpt-mib.com/multimedia/gallery33/6.jpg

Honourable Turkish army... the fuck?!

By the way, I quite like the funky apt blocks behind that Turkish monument.

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Soroka Hospital. It is the largest medical center in southern region of the country, and the second largest in Israel.

Actually, it's the forth largest, after Sheba (Tel HaShomer), Rabin (Beilinson/Golda-HaSharon/Schneider) and Sourasky (Ichilov).

Actually, it's the forth largest, after Sheba (Tel HaShomer), Rabin (Beilinson/Golda-HaSharon/Schneider) and Sourasky (Ichilov).

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Soroka Hospital. It is the largest medical center in southern region of the country, and the second largest in Israel. [/QUOTE]

^^u said second largest in Israel and he says no its 4th!
Just open ur eyes;)

oh didn't see that :shifty:

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Very nice....

http://aycu17.webshots.com/image/50336/2000257835171661311_rs.jpg

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^^ elections coming up?

edited

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http://www.upit.ws/uploads/af80c018471f7.jpg (http://www.upit.ws)

The view from my classroom.

There are definitely some impressive monuments in that city. although alot of improvement is still required

this picture taken by me when is alarm at the last war...
(btw, how i change size?)

http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/2366/dsc00137oh1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/dsc00137oh1.jpg/1/w2048.png (http://g.imageshack.us/img166/dsc00137oh1.jpg/1/)

you can change size if you upload through www.imageshack.us

you can change size if you upload through www.imageshack.us

i try it but it not working... :(

אתה צריך לבחור את הגודל ואז לסמן וי ליד אחרת זה לא יעבוד

(thank you urban ^^^ :))

all the pictures taken when the war was:
(this why the city look so dead=/)
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Nice pictures

One-Big-B7 centers
(they are very close each other)
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some pics of Beer Sheva!! :cheers:

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very nice. thanks.

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Big Center
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Ma ze? ^^

Ma ze? ^^


Doom's day devise! :lol:

^^ I should've known..

a dooms day devise and possibly a nice cafe to compliment it :)

Would you like some Expresso with your armageddon? :?

Ma ze? ^^

school

Ben Gurion Campus school or K-12 kinda school? :?

K-12? i don;t know what is it.
i know what is it K-9.

Awesome city, very clean!

Ma ze? ^^

now i saw this pic on wikipedia. it's not a school, it's part of Sami Shimon Collage (Sce).

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/2585/800px11.jpg

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http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/2192/800pxcitybeersheva1.jpg

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Urban, what is the first pic??

:)

Looks like they found an Ancient Roman Amphitheater in the side of the road.

http://i.pbase.com/o2/76/812076/1/103374377.ssX1ZXR4.2008_09_19_IMG_9999_221.jpg

http://i.pbase.com/o4/76/812076/1/91410271.R6TDr1cV.2008_01_08_IMG_2541780x394.jpg

http://i.pbase.com/o4/76/812076/1/90996199.ieyxyqcU.2007_12_28_IMG_2274755x504.jpg

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http://k43.pbase.com/o4/76/812076/1/90996192.NurYUmCg.2007_12_28_IMG_2272760x507.jpg

^^ whats the point of 2 bridges ontop of one another?

so you can have two options of pedestrian bridges when walking ;) :lol:

Urban, what is the first pic??

:)

Beer Sheva-Gaza canyon. it's ancient canyon of 100 km wide between Dimona to Gaza. most of it not exposed.

^^ whats the point of 2 bridges ontop of one another?

one for jews, one for arabs. becouse we apartheid country :lol:.
the lower for the arabs so the jews can throw things on them. :nuts:

so you can have two options of pedestrian bridges when walking ;) :lol:


yo dawg, I heard you like walking, so we put a bridge on yo bridge so you can walk while you walk.

.

Koos emak with you guy :mad:

Its a roof in the end..couldnt u say it :mad:

Beer Sheva-Gaza canyon. it's ancient canyon of 100 km wide between Dimona to Gaza. most of it not exposed.

Thanks Urban!

:)

one for jews, one for arabs. becouse we apartheid country :lol:.
the lower for the arabs so the jews can throw things on them. :nuts:

:lol::lol::lol::lol:

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http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/2743/nahalashans1.jpg

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Is that the new Beersheba light rail station?

Looks like a school or something.....old!

Elvis ? yeah ! Is Elvis Presley , right?

No its Maria Magdallen, Gringo? What do you think? :D

Its just for the show of it.
There is an Elvis Diner in the middle of Jerusalem - Tel Aviv highway which is dedicted to 1950's, jailhouse rock and ofcourse, the king himself...

Is that the new Beersheba light rail station?

no, it's some school.
i can see why you thought it's light rail station, but no. Beersheba will have light rail maby in 2245. maby.

^^no, i think it will have light rail around 2115 ;)

No its Maria Magdallen, Gringo? What do you think? :D

Its just for the show of it.
There is an Elvis Diner in the middle of Jerusalem - Tel Aviv highway which is dedicted to 1950's, jailhouse rock and ofcourse, the king himself...

Maria Magdallen? How can you get the photos?:lol::lol:
Jut kidding .

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That double-pedestrian bridge its really awesome by architectural design

That double-pedestrian bridge its really awesome by architectural design

Its not a double pedestrian bridge.

Its only 1 way. The top is for a roof. Probably shelter when it rains or when its really hot outside for some cooling off...

but definately not a double pedestrian when you look at it Greeko.

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Looks interesting place to live....

yeah, beer sheva is not that bad.
it's really pretty city actually.

Thank you, UL, for the frequent updates...

depends where you live... beer 7 isn't the finest city in Israel...

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Nice business park

central beer sheva is old and crappy, my brother lives there and he claims that theres a constant smell of piss where he lives, but in the pictures here (and that area that if you come from the north and turn left on the entrance and continue forward) it seems not all that bad

Looking good!
Maorus, I quess, your brother should consider to remove to some better place... ;)

he's a poor student :(

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Art Center
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City Librery
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looks so boring

I heard there are two huge nightclubs in Beer Sheva. One of them has a big swimming pool while DJs are on backside or something like that?
What's it called? Pics?

And how many nightclubs in Beer-Sheva?

Quite a few. There's a huge student community down there.

Beer Sheva is nice. Warm in the summer time

Beer Sheva is not that bad, u should visit it more often ! ;) although i agree about the ugliness of central BS..

Beer Sheva is not that bad, u should visit it more often ! ;) although i agree about the ugliness of central BS..

I heart it's going to be renovated soon.

I heard there are two huge nightclubs in Beer Sheva. One of them has a big swimming pool while DJs are on backside or something like that?
What's it called? Pics?

And how many nightclubs in Beer-Sheva?

Two leading clubs in Beer Sheva are:The Forum and Baraka.
There are also smaller clubs: Factor (their owner is the same owner of The Forum. btw some big crime family have their hands in this club so they kinda preventing other clubs to rise up. they don't want competition), Interpol (students club), Barbeat (pool-dance bar), and more.

I think there is branch of Dublin.

The Forum
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She looks like Julia Roberts
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the hot & the ugly girlfriends :lol:
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Thanks for pics. Great pics :)

nice city..beer sheva..so attractive n has nice building :okay:

Photos by Alexey Goral
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^^Yom Kippur?

yep

yes

yeah :P

right!:nuts:

It seems like an interesting place. Is it safe to drive in the Negev and stay some days in Beer-sheva? Can a person that doesn't speak Hebrew make it based on his/her skills in English? Any special tips/things that a foreigner should bear in mind will be appreciated! :)

It seems like an interesting place. Is it safe to drive in the Negev and stay some days in Beer-sheva? Can a person that doesn't speak Hebrew make it based on his/her skills in English? Any special tips/things that a foreigner should bear in mind will be appreciated! :)

Completely safe and most of the people know English everywhere in Israel. I don't think that you can spend a few days in Beer-Sheva itself- a single day is enough. The more interesting places are in the South- staying a few days in Mitzpe Ramon or somewhere around there is much better.

dark_shadow1, thank you for the info!

dark_shadow1, thank you for the info!

Truthfully, I wouldn't even recommend spending a day in Be'er Sheva. It's not a pretty city and there's not much to see there, except for the Beduin Market, which is quite interesting. I would more strongly recommend exploring the beautiful landscapes of the desert, including Mitzpe Ramon (one of the largest and most spectacular craters in the world) and Ein Ovdat, a beautiful canyon/spring oasis in the middleof the desert.

And most people in Israel speak English, so language shouldn't be an issue.

Truthfully, I wouldn't even recommend spending a day in Be'er Sheva. It's not a pretty city and there's not much to see there, except for the Beduin Market, which is quite interesting. I would more strongly recommend exploring the beautiful landscapes of the desert, including Mitzpe Ramon (one of the largest and most spectacular craters in the world) and Ein Ovdat, a beautiful canyon/spring oasis in the middleof the desert.

There is always something to see in Beer Sheva and if he doesnt mind tracking down and commuting everyday, he can get a good deal on the lodging too!

And most people in Israel speak English, so language shouldn't be an issue.

I find that most people in the Center are English-speaking (including Jerusalem) than elsewhere..... thats just from my POV

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12 appartments on every floor!!! :nuts:
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I like!!!!!!!!!!!!


Isnt the 12 apartments on each floor belong to the Ben Gurion University? :?

Very nice.

I like!!!!!!!!!!!!


Isnt the 12 apartments on each floor belong to the Ben Gurion University? :?

I don't think so. Though the most of the residents are students.

Earnest progress of Beer-Sheva.
Thanks for your photo review!

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Nice pics :okay:! It must be great to have a nice walk or a picnic in that park, it looks so green and peaceful and so relaxing with all those palms mediterranean style.

idk why some people say that beer sheva is ugly and old. According to the pics it seems to be pretty good. Beautiful. In fact, it seems to be so tidy, clean, and all is so new... sometimes even more than tel aviv. May be people that live there or have been there could make a better opinion.

A question. How is the growth of the real state in beer sheva? A mean... Is beer sheva growing faster?

its has problematic population

that is a funny way to put it.

its has problematic population

what do you mean with 'problematic population' ??? :bash:

:eek2: omg this is beer-sheva !! I thought it was just a settlement :nuts: WoW ! population ??

population ??

188,000.

idk why some people say that beer sheva is ugly and old. According to the pics it seems to be pretty good. Beautiful. In fact, it seems to be so tidy, clean, and all is so new... sometimes even more than tel aviv. May be people that live there or have been there could make a better opinion.

A question. How is the growth of the real state in beer sheva? A mean... Is beer sheva growing faster?

Some parts of Beer-Sheva looks beautiful but some looks ugly. It's just we don't put the ugly pics.

I like the city and i think it's has potential in the future. The think that i like the most is the wide roads in the city.

Today i heard on the radio report of profitable invesments in appartments and Beer-Sheva is in the last place.

I like Beer Sheva. A little warm, but its a huge city compared to all our mini-cities that are grappling for air space cause of no room...

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^^ This place is nie. I dont know what people are talking about ...trashy city or what not....
liveable city....not far from the center too..people commute from BS to TA

great shots.

Beer Sheva, Israel - On the way to the mall
Just a walk...
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