be.er she.va is a named place used for settlement, travel, local action, and the extent of Israelite territory.

The supplied occurrences use the term as a place-name: people dwell there, depart from or arrive there, conduct actions there, and mark a geographic extent in expressions such as “from Dan to Beersheba.”

1. Named location in movement, settlement, and extent · dominant

   The term identifies a location in settlement and travel clauses: in Genesis 22:19 the APB renders Abraham's return and dwelling “in Beersheba,” while Genesis 28:10 renders Jacob as leaving it. It also stands as an endpoint in territorial expressions; in 1 Samuel 3:20 the APB renders “from Dan to Beersheba,” and in 2 Kings 23:8 it renders the extent “from Geba to Beersheba.” Genesis 21:31 specifically presents the place as being called by this name after the two men swore there.

   Genesis 21:31Genesis 22:19Genesis 28:101 Samuel 3:202 Kings 23:8Nehemiah 11:27

In the Anselm Project Bible: In the location clauses, the APB consistently presents the name as “Beersheba,” whether it is a destination, place of dwelling, or boundary point. Its wording is treated as confirmation of the clauses' place reference rather than as a separate definition.