Beer Sheba

Beer-Sheba is a biblical city located in Southern Israel. Both Abraham and Isaac experienced landmark events there. Learn more about Beer-Sheba.

Be’er Sheva’s Jewish history is almost as old as Jewish history itself. Abraham and Abimelech sealed an oath here, as recorded in the Book of Genesis.

Parshat Vayeitzei speaks about Jacob's descent to Charan. On the way, he stopped at Mount Moriah and had the dream that angels were going up and down a ladder, G‑d blessed him, and he prayed to G‑d. Everything the Torah tells us about our forefathers is a...

Be’er Sheva is named for the covenant Abraham made there with Abimelech. Just as then, the Jewish people in Israel need not relinquish anything to secure peace.

They both served G‑d with all their hearts and souls, but they possessed different hearts and different souls. Their roles and destinies, as well, couldn’t have been more different.