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The Negev (/ ˈ n ɛ ɡ ɛ v / NEG-ev; Hebrew: הַנֶּגֶב, romanized: hanNégev) or Negeb (Arabic: النقب, romanized: an-Naqab) is a desert and semidesert region of southern Israel. The region's largest city and administrative capital is Beersheba (pop. 214,162), in the north.
The Negev Bedouin (Arabic: بدْو النقب, Badwu an-Naqab; Hebrew: הבדואים בנגב , HaBedu'im BaNegev) are traditionally pastoral nomadic Arab tribes (), while some are of Sub-Saharan African descent [7], who until the later part of the 19th century would wander between Hijaz in the east and the Sinai Peninsula in the west. [8]
After the Masa'id interlude, it was the Wuhaydat who replaced the Jarm as the dominant tribe in the southern central Negev [99] in the late Mamluk or early Ottoman period. [100] In the 19th century, parts of the Wuhaydat were a sub-tribe of the Jabarat, other parts a sub-tribe of the Tarabin, [ 101 ] and in the early 20th century, Musil ...
Simultaneously, the biblical and central Negev is assigned elsewhere to the Tribe of Simeon within the territory of the tribe of Judah. [ 17 ] (3) Hence, when the Israelites came from Egypt to Israel , according to Numbers 20:1–21:3, [ 18 ] only Aaron is not allowed to enter this land because he has sinned — the rest of the Israelites ...
According to the Hebrew Bible, the Kenites/Qenites (/ ˈ k iː n aɪ t / or / ˈ k ɛ n aɪ t /; Hebrew: קֵינִי , romanized: Qēni) were a tribe in the ancient Levant. [1] [2] They settled in the towns and cities in the northeastern Negev in an area known as the "Negev of the Kenites" near Arad, and played an important role in the ...
The Tiyaha or Tiyahah (Arabic: التياها) is a Negev Bedouin tribe. Their traditions state that they originated from near Medina and settled in the Sinai Peninsula during the early years of the Muslim conquests. They were led by one named Rabab and the five main sub-groups trace their roots to his five sons. [1]
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Not to be confused with Negev Bedouin. Bedouin tribes in the West Bank Palestinian Bedouin [a] (the plural form of Bedouin can be Bedouin or Bedouins) are a nomadic people who have come to form an organic part of the Palestinian people, characterized by a semi- pastoral and agricultural lifestyle ...
The Kingdom of Judah was located in the Judean Mountains, stretching from Jerusalem to Hebron and into the Negev Desert.The central ridge, ranging from forested and shrubland-covered mountains gently sloping towards the hills of the Shephelah in the west, to the dry and arid landscapes of the Judaean Desert descending into the Jordan Valley to the east, formed the kingdom's core.