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Beersheba

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Beer·she·ba  (bîr-shb, br-shv)
A city of southern Israel southwest of Jerusalem. In biblical times it marked the southern boundary of Palestine. Population: 185,000.
Beersheba [bɪəˈʃiːbə]
n
(Placename) a town in S Israel: commercial centre of the Negev. In biblical times it marked the southern limit of Palestine. Pop.: 163 700 (1999 est.)


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" Dan was the northern and Beersheba the southern limit of Palestine--hence the expression "from Dan to Beersheba.
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
"They plumb e't all the bacon and prunes and sugar and dog-food," Elijah reported, "and gosh darn my buttons, if they didn't gnaw open the sacks and scatter the flour and beans and rice from Dan to Beersheba.
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