Yitzchak Avinu
1713 BCE–1533 BCE · Biblical · Be'er Sheva (biblical)
Isaac, the second Patriarch, was the son of Abraham and Sarah and the only one of the three forefathers who never left the land of Canaan. His life is bracketed by two defining moments: the Binding (Akeidah), where he lay willingly on the altar, and the blessing of his sons in his old age. The Torah presents him as a figure of quiet steadiness and prayer — he re-dug his father's wells and "went out to meditate in the field." He lived mainly in Beer Sheba and Hebron and was buried with Rebecca in the Cave of Machpelah.
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Be'er Sheva (biblical)Land of Israel
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About Be'er Sheva (biblical)
Be'er Sheva (Beersheba), in the northern Negev (today a major city in southern Israel), is prominent in the Torah's patriarchal narratives. According to the biblical account, Abraham and Isaac dug wells and made covenants there, and the phrase 'from Dan to Beersheba' marked the traditional southern boundary of the Land of Israel.
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