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BEERSHEBA—According to
the verse in Genesis, “Abraham
planted a tamarisk tree in
Beersheba and called there on the
name of the Lord.”
Ever since, throughout the
intervening milleniums, the fate of
this city has fluctuated. There were
centuries of oblivion, when the
progress of civilizations
succumbed to the cruelties of the
barren wasteland, and centuries
when population waves defied the
merciless intimidation of the
desert.
Just a few decades ago,
Beersheba was a frontier village
with one main thoroughfare, a
watering hole for Bedouin flocks.
Beershdba today is a highly
industrialized, thriving metropolis
of over 100,000, its inhabitants a
cross-section from 32 lands,
representing Israel’s ingathering of
exiles, from the caves Yemen
to the sophisticates of South
Africa.
This flourishing capital of the
Negev—the State’s fourth largest
city—boasts dozens of elementary
schools, high schools, trade
schools, as well as teachers' and
nurses’ training colleges. 10
cinemas, discos, prestigious Ben
Gurion University—and a Rotary
Club and top-flight soccer team.
Recent history wasn’t always
like this, although throughout the
ages, the Negev was inhabited, but
only sporadically, by a sedentary
population. Whenever caravan
traffic was routed elsewhere,
commerce ceased, and Beersheba,
deserted by its inhabitants became
a ghost town.
Until the beginning of the
current century, Beersheba
consisted mainly of a cluster of
wells, documented in the Bible.
Turkish authorities in 1900
constructed a few building to serve
as their administrative center. In
the autumn of 1917, the town was
captured bv Gen. Allenby, the first
in Palestine to he liberated by the
British after almost 400 years of
Turkish rule.
When the Mandate ended, 30
years later, and the city was seized
by invading Egyptian forces, there
was a population of roughly 3,500,
mostly Arabs. Despite the enemy’s
powerful fortifications, Israeli
troops mounted an all-out
offensive — Operation Ten
Plagues—and drove the invaders
out. The Arab population fled, and
Beersheba became a completely
Jewish town.
The phrase, the greening of the
desert, could have been coined
here. Yet achievements were hard
to come by. After the War of
Independence, Beersheba
resembled a town from America’s
Wild West. A few narrow, dusty
streets and old stone houses. A
place to grab a quick snack. The
last stop on the bus route to the
Negev.
Now it’s a burgeoning oasis in
the wilderness, an expanding
urban center with a chamber
orchestra, professional theater,
research labs, and long-term
commitment to future develop
ment.
The Bedouin market, in
addition to Abraham’s Well, has
made Beersheba famous. But get
there early. Every Thursday in a
wide clearing at the edge of the
city, bearded tribesmen converge
to spread their wares. You can buy
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