Beersheba or Be'er Sheva ( This article is mainly about Hebrew letters. For Hebrew diacritical marks, see niqqud (for the vowel points) and cantillation. The Hebrew alphabet is a set of 22 letters used for writing the Hebrew language. It is has also been used in mildly adapted forms for writing several languages of the... Hebrew באר שבע; Arabic is a Semitic language, closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. It is spoken throughout the Arab world and is widely known throughout the Islamic world. Arabic has been a literary language for over 1500 years, and is the liturgical language of Islam. The expression Arabic may refer either to... Arabic بئر السبع Biʾr as-Sabʿ) is a city in The State of Israel (Hebrew: מדינת ישראל, translit.: Medinat Yisrael; Arabic: دولة اسرائيل, translit.: Daulat Israil) is a country in the Middle East on the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea... Israel. It is the largest city of the The Negev (נגב, Standard Hebrew Négev / Nágev, Tiberian Hebrew Néḡeḇ / Nāḡeḇ; Arabic النقب an-Naqab) is the desert region of southern Israel. In Biblical Hebrew Négev means south. Geographically, the over 13,000km² Negev... Negev desert, and often known as the "Capital of the Negev" in the The Southern District, or South District, of Israel includes the following towns and cities: Arad ערד Ashdod אשדוד Ashqelon אשקלון Beer Sheva (Beersheba) באר שבע Dimona דימונה Elat א... Southern District of Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics is a state organization for the creation and maintenance of numeric data related to populations vis a vis the ethnic makeup of Israel and its cities. See also: Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics External link http://www.cbs.gov.il/engindex.htm Categories: Stub | Israeli... Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), at the end of 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. By strict interpretation of the Gregorian Calendar, 2001 is also the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millenium. Popular culture, however, often views the year 2000 as holding this distinction. 2001 is also the year... 2001 the city had a total population of 177,900. The population in 2003 was around 200,000.

It is the administrative center for the southern region and home of The Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (אוניברסיטת בן-גוריון בנגב) was founded in 1969, in Beer Sheva, Israel. The University is mandated to promote development of the Negev region, inspired... Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Soroka Hospital, and the Beer-Sheva Symphonietta.

The city dates back at least to the time of Abraham (אַבְרָהָם Father/Leader of many, Standard Hebrew Avraham, Tiberian Hebrew ʾAḇrāhām; Arabic ابراهيم Ibrāhīm) is the patriarch of Judaism, Islam, and Christianity. His story... Abraham. The town center has streets in a grid-like pattern and was built by the The Federal Republic of Germany ( German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland) is one of the worlds leading industrialised countries, located in the heart of Europe. Due to its central location, Germany has more neighbours than any other European country: these are Denmark in the north, Poland and the Czech Republic in the... Germans when the area was ruled by the The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power Imperial motto El Muzaffer Daima The Ever Victorious (as written in tugra) Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital İstanbul ( Constantinople/Asitane/Konstantiniyye ) Sovereigns Sultans of the Osmanli Dynasty Population ca 40 million Area 12+ million km² Establishment 1299 Dissolution October... Ottoman Empire. The city has expanded considerably since 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). Events January-February January 1 - Nationalisation of UK railways to form British Railways. Arab militants lay siege to the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. First day of the Italian republican constitution. January 4... 1948 and is inhabited mainly by people who originally immigrated to The State of Israel (Hebrew: מדינת ישראל, translit.: Medinat Yisrael; Arabic: دولة اسرائيل, translit.: Daulat Israil) is a country in the Middle East on the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea... Israel from Arab (disambiguation). There are three factors which may assist to varying degrees in determining whether someone is considered Arab or not: Political: whether they live in a country which is a member of the Arab League (or, more vaguely, the Arab world); this definition covers more than 300 million people... Arab countries and the former The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) .( Russian: Сою́з Сове́тских Социалисти́ческих Респу́блик... Soviet Union. Many Bedouin resting at Mount Sinai Bedouin, derived from the Arabic badawi بدوي, a generic name for a desert-dweller, is a term generally applied to Sahara via the Western Desert, Sinai, and Negev to the eastern coast of the Arabian desert. It is occasionally used to refer... Bedouin live in towns and encampments in the area.

On August 31 is the 243rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (244th in leap years), with 122 days remaining, as the final day of August. Events 1000-1899 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora dies suddenly without children to succeed the throne, ending the Macedonian dynasty 1864 - American Civil War... August 31, 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. It was designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) Elections were held in 73 countries during 2004. See a list of elections... 2004, at least 16 people were killed in two A suicide bombing is a bomb attack on people or property, committed by a person who knows the explosion will cause his or her own death (see suicide, suicide weapons). Suicide bombings, and indeed wider terrorist tactics, are typically used by highly-committed groups that are at a disadvantage to... suicide bombings on buses in Beersheba. The Palestinian flag, adopted in 1948, is a widely recognized modern symbol of the Palestinian people. While there are various older or different definitions of the term Palestinian (discussed in Definitions of Palestine#Palestinian), the overwhelming majority of uses of the term today are in reference to the people, mainly... Palestinian militant group Hamas, acronym of Harakat al-Muqawamah al-Islamiyyah (Arabic: Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas is also Arabic for zeal or courage) is a Palestinian Islamist paramilitary and political organization, regarded by some as a militant organization and by others as a terrorist group. The United States, Canada, Israel and the European... Hamas claimed responsibility for the attacks.

History

Main article:History of Beersheba

Beer Sheva (literally, "Well of the Oath") was first mentioned in the The Bible (From Greek βιβλιος biblios, meaning book, which in turn is derived from βυβλος—byblos meaning papyrus, from the ancient Phoenician city of Byblos which exported papyrus) is a word applied to sacred scriptures. Although most often... Bible in the book of This article is about Genesis, the first book of the Hebrew Bible. See Genesis (disambiguation) for other usages of the word. Genesis (Greek: Γένεσις, having the meanings of birth, creation, cause, beginning, source and origin; translated from Hebrew בראשׁית... Genesis. It is believed to be the location of the oath between Abraham (אַבְרָהָם Father/Leader of many, Standard Hebrew Avraham, Tiberian Hebrew ʾAḇrāhām; Arabic ابراهيم Ibrāhīm) is the patriarch of Judaism, Islam, and Christianity. His story... Abraham and Abimelech or Avimelech (אֲבִימֶלֶךְ / אֲבִימָלֶךְ father/leader of a king; my father/leader, a king, Standard Hebrew Aviméleḫ / Avimáleḫ, Tiberian Hebrew ʾĂḇîméle... Abimelech.

According to Genesis 21:31 "Beersheba" means "Well of Oath" and not the popular "Seven Wells".

An archeological site called "Tel Beer Sheva", a few kilometers north-east of modern day Beer Sheva has evidence of being populated since the 4th millennium BC. It was destroyed and rebuilt many times during its history. The latest inhabitants of Tel Beer Sheva were the Byzantine Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centered around its capital in Constantinople. There is no consensus on the starting date of the Byzantine period. Some place it during the reign of Diocletian (284-305) due to the administrative reforms he... Byzantines, which abandoned the city at the (6th century - 7th century - 8th century _ other centuries) Events The religion of Islam starts in Arabia, the Quran is revealed, and Arabs spread Islam into Syria, Iraq, Persia, Egypt, North Africa and Central Asia. Sutton Hoo ship burial, East Anglia (modern England) Xuan Zang (aka Hsuan-Tsang) travelled... 7th century AD.

List of mayors

• David Tuviahu
• Zeev Zrizi
• Eliyahu Navi
• Moshe Zilberman
• Itzhak (Ijo) Rager
• David Bunfeld
• Yaacov Turner

Demographics

According to CBS, in 2001 the ethnic makeup of the city was 98.9% The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination... Jewish and other non-Arab, with no significant Arab (disambiguation). There are three factors which may assist to varying degrees in determining whether someone is considered Arab or not: Political: whether they live in a country which is a member of the Arab League (or, more vaguely, the Arab world); this definition covers more than 300 million people... Arab population. There are 2,339 immigrant settlers. See Population groups in Israel are the major ethnic groups of Jews and Arabs. The major religions--Judaism, Islam, and Christianity, and Druze--are often used officially as ethnic classifications. In many instances, Israel also allows the immediate non-Jewish family of immigrants to immigrate and acquire citizenship in the law... Population groups in Israel.

According to CBS, in 2001 there were 86,500 males and 91,400 females. The population of the city was spread out with 31.8% 19 years of age or younger, 17.4% between 20 and 29, 19.6% between 30 and 44, 15.8% from 45 to 59, 4.0% from 60 to 64, and 11.4% 65 years of age or older. The population growth rate in 2001 was 2.9%.

Income

According to CBS, as of 2000, in the city there were 61,016 salaried workers and 3,010 are self-employed. The mean monthly wage in 2000 for a salaried worker in the city is 1 sheqel coin (1994–5). On the left coin are the letters YHD in ancient Hebrew - spelling the name of the ancient state of Judea. The New Israeli sheqel (abbr. NIS; symbol: ₪; also spelled shekel; pl. sheqalim or shekalim) is the currency of Israel. The ISO 4217 code... ILS 5,223, a real change of 5.3% over the course of 2000. Salaried males have a mean monthly wage of ILS 6,661 (a real change of 5.2%) versus ILS 3,760 for females (a real change of 3.9%). The mean income for the self-employed is 6,533. There are 4,719 people who receive unemployment benefits and 26,469 people who receive an income guarantee.

Education

According to CBS, there are 81 schools and 33,623 students in the city. They are spread out as 60 elementary schools and 17,211 elementary school students, and 39 high schools and 16,412 high school students. 52.7% of 12th grade students were entitled to a matriculation certificate in 2001. Beer Sheva is also the home of The Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (אוניברסיטת בן-גוריון בנגב) was founded in 1969, in Beer Sheva, Israel. The University is mandated to promote development of the Negev region, inspired... Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, offering -1... bachelor, A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate or graduate course of one to three years in duration. In the UK it is sometimes awarded for an undergraduate course whose final year consists of higher-level courses and a major research project. In... master and A doctorate is an academic degree of the highest level. Traditionally, the award of a doctorate implies recognition of the candidate as an equal by the university faculty under which he or she has studied. There are essentially three types of doctorates: research, first-professional (USA only), and honorary. Research... doctor degrees.

Sports

The most popular sport in Beer Sheva is This article deals with the history and development of the different sports around the world known as Football. For links to specific articles on each type of football, please see the list at the bottom of this article. Football is the name given to a number of different team sports... Football lead by the Hapoel Beer Sheva team. The club was formed in 1949. The team has a history of two league championships (1975 and 1976), one national cup (1997) and two Toto cups (1989 and 1996). The local arena is the Wassermill stadium with a capacity of 14,000. Beer Sheva is also the home of The Camels - a successful This article discusses the sport Rugby. For other uses see Rugby. General description Rugby football, as a catch-all term, may refer to two related but separate team sports: Rugby League and Rugby Union. Rugby League has become a popular professional and amateur sport in some regions of Great Britain... rugby team which has won national titles with its youth squad. Other sports in Beer Sheva are Wrestling may refer to: Sport wrestling Professional wrestling grappling This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. If an article link referred you here, you might want to go back and fix it to point directly to the... wrestling, Tennis is a racquet sport played between either two players (singles) or two teams of two players (doubles). It is officially called lawn tennis to distinguish it from real tennis (also known as royal tennis or court tennis), an older form of the game that is played indoors on a... tennis and Basketball Basketball is a ball sport in which two teams of five players each try to score points by throwing a ball through a hoop. Basketball is highly suited to viewing by spectators, as it is primarily an indoor sport, played in a relatively small playing area, or court, with... basketball.

Other transliterations

• The Modern Hebrew language is a Semitic language of the Afro-Asiatic language family. What makes it unique is that the original Hebrew Bible, the Torah, that Judaism teaches to have been recorded in the time of Moses 3,300 years ago, was written in (Biblical) Classical Hebrew. Jews have... Standard Hebrew: Bəʾer Šévaʿ,
• Tiberian Hebrew is an oral tradition of pronunciation for ancient forms of Hebrew, especially the Hebrew of the Bible, that was given written form by masoretic scholars in the Jewish community at Tiberias in the early middle ages, beginning in the 8th century. This written form employed symbols added to... Tiberian Hebrew: Bəʾēr Šéḇaʿ / Bəʾēr Šāḇaʿ

External links

• Beer-sheva Official website (http://www.beer-sheva.muni.il/openning.asp?Lang=1) (In Hebrew)
• Photos of Tell es-Seba` archaeological site (biblical city of Beersheba) (http://ebibletools.bigbible.org/israel/beersheba/index.html)