be.er is a proper place name, named as Jotham’s refuge and as the well where water was promised.

The attested form designates a named place: in Judges 9:21 it is where Jotham fled and lived, while Numbers 21:16 identifies the place as a well connected with the gathering of the people and the giving of water.

1. Named place in two narrative settings · dominant

   Both occurrences use the supplied form as a proper noun. In Judges 9:21 the APB renders Jotham’s flight and dwelling at “Beer,” and in Numbers 21:16 it renders “Beer” as the well where the LORD speaks of giving the gathered people water.

   Judges 9:21Numbers 21:16

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB retains “Beer” in both verses. In Numbers 21:16 it further describes the place as “the well,”.