Abraham's Well - Abraham's Well

Japanese: アブラハムの井戸 - あぶらはむのいど
Abraham's Well - Abraham's Well

According to legend, the city was named after Abraham and the servants of Abimelech, king of nearby Gerar, who made a covenant (shuvua) over the use of a well (beel) (Genesis 21:31). It flourished as a desert oasis town from ancient times, and before the founding of Israel, it was a trading market for the Bedouins of the Negev. A weekly market was held at the Well of Abraham on the outskirts, and it was bustling with nomads who gathered there with sheep, camels, clothing, and other goods. After the First Arab-Israeli War of 1948-49, when the State of Israel was established, most of the Arab residents were expelled, and the city rapidly modernized and developed as a Jewish city.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Abraham's Well" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…伝承によれば,アブラハムと近くのゲラルの王アビメレクの家来たちが,井戸(ベール)の使用をめぐって誓約(シュブア)を交わしたことからこの名で呼ばれたという(《創世記》21:31)。砂漠のオアシスの町として古くから栄え,イスラエル建国前はネゲブの遊牧民(ベドウィン)の交易市場であり,郊外の〈アブラハムの井戸〉では週1回市場が開かれて,羊,ラクダ,衣服その他の品物を持って集まった遊牧民でにぎわった。 1948‐49年の第1次中東戦争の結果イスラエル国家が建設されると,アラブ住民のほとんどが追われ,その後ユダヤ人都市として急速な近代化と発展を遂げた。…

※「アブラハムの井戸」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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