The hill as an elevated place located near the springs was an ideal place for the development of the settlement. Indeed there was a Canaanite settlement, but the Egyptians turned it into their outpost. Apparently, the Egyptians set their northern border in these places.
Eshkol Park situated along the Besor River and springs. The wading pools become the most popular and refreshing spots in the park in the summer. All year, you can ride a bike in the park, but spring is the most beautiful time to do it. There is a fortress from the time of the Egyptian pharaohs, a Byzantine reservoir, and an English railroad. When spring bloom, the park becomes the most beautiful place in the western part of the Negev desert.