The Well of Abraham: Tradition vs Archaeology

In this video, we embark on a journey to solve the mystery of the ancient well believed to be dug by Abraham himself. With competing claims from another tourist site just miles away, we had to dig deep to uncover the truth. But what we found at Tel Beersheba left us absolutely stunned! With the help of a 19th-century explorer's book, we reveal more evidence that points to the true location of Beersheba. Buckle up and join us on this thrilling adventure as we explore this ancient land and unravel the secrets of Abraham's Well.

Special Thanks to:
* Dr. Achia Kohn-Tavor for the interview
* Israel Nature and Parks Authority
* Abraham's Well International Visitor Center

References:
Photo courtesy of American Colony - Matson Archive/US Library of Congress
Palestine Exploration Fund Quarterly Statement 1875
Wikipedia
Google Maps and Google Earth
BAS Library and BAR Archaeological Review

00:00 Intro
01:40 Tel Beersheva
07:04 The Ancient Well
10:27 Going Underground
12:58 Finding Water
18:38 The Well of Abraham
22:52 The Inscription
25:05 The Research
28:44 The Epilogue

[Janer-]

I've never been to Israel, and at an advanced age doubt I will make it. Yet, every one of your videos makes my heart long for that country. The beauty, the history, the knowledge that my Savior was born, walked, died and rose there. Thank you so much for bringing well made, delightful videos for us to discover Israel. God bless you.

[loweeization]

The most impressive thing in this whole video is when Sergio, referring to the Bedouin, "how can we help these people?" Definitely the mind of Christ to His praise and His glory. Great work. Thank you..

[grandmagrace]

Abraham Was a nomadic tent dweller- They packed their stuff up and took it with them everywhere they went. It does seem absurd that college educated archaeologists would expect to find archaeological evidence for that in a CITY.. Thank you.
For your content.
You guys are great!

[alexbrigden]

I would love to learn more about Abraham and the 7 wells. God has given you both the opportunity to do this work and to touch all of our hearts and minds. So my vote is “Yes, Please do this for all of us”. Thanks for everything that you do.

[michaelmcgill-ntku]

I’ll likely never get to see Israel in this life because I am 66 and disabled. We could conceivably save the money to do it, but not being able to walk very well would limit my exploring. I say all this to let you know what an incredible blessing you guys are to us! We get to see it through your eyes and exploring with your young legs, energy, etc. Your videos are always very interesting and we use them along with our Bible study and a few other sites to paint the pictures in our minds. Mostly me, to be honest because my wife watches mostly Spanish language Christian videos. She has been an American citizen for about six years. I also speak Spanish. It is hard for her to process English in some accents, but you guys are very clear. I think in the millenium we could live there or visit often (Yeshua will rule from Jerusalem and we should all hope to be very close to Him at all times). Of course we don’t know the details! Thanks for your help in knowing Israel and may God richly bless you!

[zacharymullins]

What I love most about my first time watching these two is that they both show enormous passion for history, hard working and pays attention to research, very informative but above all else they have the wonderful ability to say the words “I don’t know.” And then keep searching. Bravo you two!

[HRMXS]

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[LLBullrider]

Yes! Part 2! You both were a lot of fun to tag along with on such an amazing journey! And God bless you, too!!

[Ilovejim]

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I will never read the Bible in the same way.
I love your videos because they take me back to see everything I saw and experienced.
God bless you on your amazing journeys!
Thank you for sharing your adventures!

[Ohmy]

It would be awesome to physically see the sights in the Bible in person like you two do.
Seeing them through your eyes is a huge blessing for me, and I thank you for sharing and encourage you to continue.
Thank you so much

[justinpark]

Looking forward to Part 2! You two are a real joy to watch and have served as our pre-Israel tour guides! So many places we want to go and food we want to taste thanks to you! :)

[mcjok]

SR, im an old guy from Phoenix Arizona. I have been watching your vids for many years now. Enjoyed watching your young enthusiasm when you both started sharing your experience with us. Your fascination with biblical sites was and is infectious. So glad to see how many others share our interests in all things God. Wonderful to see how engaging you two have made this topic for so many people. Love your energy and your love for the Lord.
Great Job, God bless.

[jstrum]

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[loripavlu]

A vote for a part 2 from me. Thanks for taking us along with you.

[onerisbarett]

Such a blessing to this deep-dive study of archaeological evidence to the story of the life of Abraham our earthly father of the multitude and the well. May God continue to use you guys in Jesus' name, Amen! 🙏🏽✝️☺️

[evonyevony]

I decided to hit the subscribe button once you honored those archaeologist that dedicated their life to this research. Thank you so much for creating a thorough and enthusiastic research video on this biblical and Muslim history. Love you two’s vigor and light in y’all’s eyes!

[veritygail]

The Land and the Book. Such a beautiful book. I have the 1883 edition. I sell books online but this one is a keeper. Thank you for bringing Israel and archeology to me here in Australia. The battle of Beersheba of WW1 was just such a miracle in its self. I read 800 Horsemen by Stringer years ago. So proud our men of Australia were used by God that day. God Bless you and your families.

[Ifoolproof]

Excellent! Thank you so much for your investigation and video. I visited the well at Tel Beer Sheva in 2008, such a wonderful experience. I hope you can discover all seven of the wells on the map! God bless you in Jesus name!❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️

[pasqualecavallaro]

A vote for part 2. Suggestion: if you remember in the new testament a few more than 2, 000 years ago, the Christ Jesus visited the well of Abraham and found a Sameratan woman drawing water there and asked for a drink, and said "all that drink this water will thirst again but who ever drinks the water I offer will never thirst again" my suggestion is take into the account of Jesus's journey there, from where he began and account for the fact that they traveled by foot from where they began and use that as a starting point as to where the well may be. Just a suggestion.

[davidch]

I think a part 2 in this case is required. The 7 wells concept would be interesting to follow up on. Thanks so much for all the work you and Rhoda do, Sergio. Keep up the good work, bro. God bless.