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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 this southern region is not the same location as the present day Negev Desert.
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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 became 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](https://git.door43.org/Door43/en-ta-translate-vol1/src/master/content/translate_names.md))
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(See also: [abraham](../other/abraham.md) **·** [beersheba](../other/beersheba.md) **·** [israel](../other/israel.md) **·** [judah](../other/judah.md) **·** [kadesh](../other/kadesh.md) **·** [saltsea](../other/saltsea.md) **·** [simeon](../other/simeon.md))
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## Bible References: ##
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* [Genesis 12:8-9](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/12/08)
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* [Genesis 20:1-3](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/20/01)
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* [Genesis 24:61-62](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/24/61)
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* [Joshua 03:14-16](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/jos/03/14)
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* [Numbers 13:17-20](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/num/13/17)
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