Bered
בֶּרֶד/BEE-red/
“Hail”
Summary
A place in the south of Palestine near the well Lahai-roi, and also the name of an Ephraimite descendant.
☩Place in Southern Palestine
Bered was a location in the south of Canaan, between which and Kadesh lay the well Lahai-roi where Hagar encountered the angel of the Lord. Some scholars identify it with the ancient city of Elusa (modern el-Khulasah), about twelve miles south of Beersheba.
Key verses:Genesis 16:14
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Bered," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. I (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.George Morrish, "Bered," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).