Jim,
Indeed, biblical geography is uncertain because of the generic nature
of the biblical place names. Every significant place of worship could
be QADE$ [AL-QUDS]. It appears to me that Beersheba is BEER-$EBA(,
with $EBA( meaning 'plentiful, abundant', as $EPA( of Deuteronomy
33:19 is. Possibly other plentiful wells supplying generously were so
called.
Isaac Fried, Boston University
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