Bible Dictionary

Beer

Well. (1.) A place where a well was dug by the direction of Moses, at the forty-fourth station of the Hebrews in their wanderings (Num. 21:16-18) in the wilderness of Moab. (See WELL.) (2.) A town in…

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

Well. (1.) A place where a well was dug by the direction of Moses, at the forty-fourth station of the Hebrews in their wanderings (Num. 21:16-18) in the wilderness of Moab. (See WELL.) (2.) A town in the tribe of Judah to which Jotham fled for fear of Abimelech (Judg. 9:21). Some have identified this place with Beeroth.

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)

(a well).

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary

BE'ER (well). 1. Near the Arnon, Num 21:16, Num 21:18; probably Beer-elim.2. A town in Judah, Jud 9:21; probably el-Bireh, 10 miles north of Jerusalem.

Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869)

a well