Place
Sirah
Named in 1 verse, first in 2 Samuel 3:26.
In the Bible
All 1 verse, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.
2 Samuel
- 2 Samuel 3:26
As soon as Joab had left David, he sent messengers after Abner, who brought him back from the well of Sirah; but David was unaware of it.
Dictionary
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), as attached to this record by Theographic. Its geography and “modern” descriptions date from the 1890s. Easton wrote in 1897, and some of his views are now debated.
Read Easton’s entry
Retiring, a well from which Joab’s messenger brought back Abner (2 Sam. 3:26). It is now called ‘Ain Sarah, and is situated about a mile from Hebron, on the road to the north.