Where is the Negev desert in the Bible?
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Osasere Okunloye
July 24, 2026 at 01:50 AM
Although there was no mentioned geographical boundary for Negev in the Bible, Bible scholars say that the area extends between Beersheba and Kadesh Barnea from north to south. However, if you are asking whether the area was mentioned in the Bible? Yes, it was. It was often interpreted as the south in the King James version of the Bible and interpreted in the standard version as Negeb. It was mentioned in Genesis 12:9, Numbers 13:17, Joshua 10:40, Joshua 1:9, 1 Samuel 30:1, 1 Samuel 27:10 and so on…