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Beer-elim

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[= well of the gods], is sometimes identified with Beer [Nm 21:16 ] because the name Beer-Elim can also be interpreted as the well of heroes, princes. According to [Isa 15:8 ], it lies on the Moabite border on the southern side of the Dead Sea, whereas Eglaim was on the northern side.

Biblical Dictionary by Adolf Novotný

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Beer-elim

well of heroes, probably the name given to Beer, the place where the chiefs of Israel dug a well (Num 21:16 ; Isa 15:8 ).

EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary