1.) =Be'er-she'ba=, in the southern limit of the land
(Gen. 21. 31, 33; 1 Sam. 3. 20; 1 Kings 19. 3).
2.) =He'bron=, burial place of the patriarchs (Gen.
23. 19; 49. 29-31).
3.) =Beth'le-hem=, the birthplace of Da'vid (1 Sam.
17. 12).
4.) =Je-ru'sa-lem=, "the city of the great king,"
which stands due west of the northern point of the
Dead Sea (2 Sam. 5. 6-9).
5.) =Beth'el=, nine miles north of Je-ru'sa-lem, the
place of Ja'cob's vision (Gen. 28. 19).
6.) =She'chem=, between the twin mountains Ger'i-zim
and E'bal, in the center of the land (1 Kings 12. 1).
7.) =Sa-ma'ri-a=, the capital of the Ten Tribes (1
Kings 16. 24).