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Beer-Shebaבארשבע

be-ayr' sheh'-bah · Patriarchs/Conquest

In the Bible

A biblical toponym — Beer-Sheba — attested in Josh 19:2 (5 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible).

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Josh 19:2

וַיְהִ֥י לָהֶ֖ם בְּנַחֲלָתָ֑ם בְּאֵֽר־שֶׁ֥בַע וְשֶׁ֖בַע וּמוֹלָדָֽה׃

Their portion comprised: Beer-sheba—or Sheba—Moladah,

Facts

Typeplace (toponym)
Biblical periodPatriarchs/Conquest
Gematria575
Letters6 consonants

Stellar letters

The 6-consonant name needs its 1 distinct simple-letter to be occupied in the sky. The 7 classical bodies open a sign → its Hebrew simple letter; this name reads only when the planets sit in exactly these signs.

ע
Capricorn · Ayin

Readable on these rare conjunctions

Beer-Sheba appears in the stellar reading on 1 of the 12 dated rare conjunctions (proofs.json). Open any date in the Reader to verify it on that sky.

DatePrecessional eraOccupied letters |O|
12 Jan 1994Pisces3