BEER be’ ər (בְּאֵ֗ר; LXX Φρέαρ; and βαιήρ; well, cistern, usually manmade). 1. A stopping place for the wandering Israelites prob. N of the River Arnon in Moab (Num 21:16). Yahweh provided water there for the people and they brought forth a jubilant song. It was situated in a desert area seemingly not too far from Mattanah. The Beer-elim of Isaiah 15:8 may be the same place. The site has not been identified.

2. The place to which Jotham fled after declaring the parable in which he denounced his brother Abimelech’s violent seizure of power (Judg 9:21). Probably close to Mt. Gerizim. The site has not been identified.