Jagur
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Jagur was a town in ancient Israel
. Jagur was located in the southernmost district of Judah
. (Josh. 15:21) The place is possibly identical with Khirbet el Gharra (Tel Ira), which is located about 14 km east of Beersheba
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History of ancient Israel and Judah
Israel and Judah were related Iron Age kingdoms of ancient Palestine. The earliest known reference to the name Israel in archaeological records is in the Merneptah stele, an Egyptian record of c. 1209 BCE. By the 9th century BCE the Kingdom of Israel had emerged as an important local power before...
. Jagur was located in the southernmost district of Judah
Kingdom of Judah
The Kingdom of Judah was a Jewish state established in the Southern Levant during the Iron Age. It is often referred to as the "Southern Kingdom" to distinguish it from the northern Kingdom of Israel....
. (Josh. 15:21) The place is possibly identical with Khirbet el Gharra (Tel Ira), which is located about 14 km east of Beersheba
Beersheba
Beersheba is the largest city in the Negev desert of southern Israel. Often referred to as the "Capital of the Negev", it is the seventh-largest city in Israel with a population of 194,300....
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