The border then turned to Ramah, reaching the fortified city of Tyre; then it turned to Hosah and ended at the Mediterranean Sea. It included Mahalab, Achzib,

So David gave orders to Joab, the commander of his army: "Go with your officers through all the tribes of Israel from one end of the country to the other, and count the people. I want to know how many there are."

And so the place was called Beersheba, because it was there that the two of them made a vow.

Then Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba and worshiped the LORD, the Everlasting God.