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Beer

Beer (bē'ur) [key], in the Bible. 1. Unidentified place, to which Gideon's son Jotham fled. 2. Unidentified place, E of the Dead Sea between the Arnon and the Jordan, where Israel camped and dug a well. The little song quoted is one of the oldest poetic pieces in the Bible.

The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.

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