why does the name 'Beersheeba' sound romantic ?

On the surface, "Beersheeba" doesn't have the same romance factor as say Paris or New York. In context of the book, it does. Jude has an affinity to Biblical names, Beersheeba being a city in Israel. After living in "sin", and having kids on top of that, Sue and Jude leave Aldbrickham for Beersheeba. Like Christminster, Jude finds the religious connection with between Beersheeba and his private life "romantic". Jude feels that marriage makes sense, at least intellectually, in a place like Beersheeba.

On the surface, "Beersheeba" doesn't have the same romance factor as say Paris or New York. In context of the book, it does. Jude has an affinity to Biblical names, Beersheeba being a city in Israel. After living in "sin", and having kids on top of that, Sue and Jude leave Aldbrickham for Beersheeba. Like Christminster, Jude finds the religious connection with between Beersheeba and his private life "romantic". Jude feels that marriage makes sense, at least intellectually, in a place like Beersheeba.