Places in the Bible · Mountain

Bered

Bered is a mountain mentioned in 1 verse. Its most likely location is Haluza. The name means “hail.”

Where is Bered?

Approx. 31.0970, 34.6520 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps

Possible modern locations

IdentificationTypeConfidence
HaluzasettlementLow
Jebel Umm el BaredmountainLow
another name for ShurregionLow

Bered in the Bible dictionary

A town in the south of Palestine (Gen. 16:14), in the desert of Shur, near Lahai-roi.

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain. Full dictionary entry →

Verses that mention Bered

  • Genesis 16:14

    Wherefore the well was called Beer–lahai–roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.