Bered

Bered is a landmark in the Negev desert, mentioned in Genesis 16 as a reference point near Beer Lahai Roi — the well where Hagar fled after conflict with Sarai and encountered the angel of God. It was at this well that God saw Hagar in her distress and promised to multiply her descendants, making the surrounding area a place of divine encounter and covenant. The exact location of Bered remains uncertain, but its significance lies in marking the site of one of Scripture's most tender moments of God pursuing the forgotten and outcast.