Bible Dictionary
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BETH-SHEMITE
People & Groups - Old Testament
An inhabitant of Beth-shemesh in Judah. The term occurs in the account of the return of the ark in 1 Samuel 6.
BETH-SHITTAH
Places & Geography - Old Testament
A place on the route of the Midianites as they fled from Gideon. It was probably Shutta in the Vale of Jezreel, northwest of Beth-shean.
Beth-tappuah
Places & Geography - Old Testament
A town in the hill country of Judah, probably near Hebron, whose name means “house of apples” or “place of apples.”
BETH-ZACHARIAS
Places & Geography - Inter-testament
The site near which Judas Maccabeus was defeated by Antiochus Eupator and Eleazar died fighting an elephant. It was a strongly placed position southwest of Bethlehem.
BETH-ZUR
Places & Geography - Both
A fortified town in the hill country of Judah, strengthened by Rehoboam and important during the Maccabean wars. Its ruins, Beit Cur, lie north of Hebron on the road from Jerusalem.
Bethabara
Places & Geography - New Testament
Bethabara is the traditional reading for the place beyond the Jordan where John baptized. Many ancient manuscripts read Bethany instead, and the exact location remains uncertain.
Bethanath
Places & Geography - Old Testament
A fortified city in Naphtali, named with Beth-shemesh. The Canaanite inhabitants remained there after the Israelites took possession of the land.
Bethanoth
Places & Geography - Old Testament
A town in the mountainous region of Judah, listed among Judah’s settlements.
Bethany
Places & Geography - New Testament
Bethany was the village near Jerusalem where Martha, Mary, and Lazarus lived and where Jesus raised Lazarus. Jesus also lodged there and ascended near it; the name is also associated with the place beyond the Jordan where John baptized.
Betharabah
Places & Geography - Old Testament
A town in the Arabah, or Jordan valley, allotted first to Judah and also listed among Benjamin’s cities.
Betharam
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Beth-aram, also called Beth-haran, was a town of Gad east of the Jordan in the valley.
Bethaven
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Another form of Beth-aven, a place in the mountains of Benjamin east of Bethel. Hosea used the name contemptuously for Bethel because it had become associated with idolatry.
Bethbaalmaveth
Places & Geography - Old Testament
A town of Benjamin, also called Azmaveth, mentioned in the list of those who returned from exile.
Bethbaalmeon
Places & Geography - Old Testament
A town east of the Jordan in the territory of Reuben, also called Baal-meon and Beon. It later belonged to Moab and was called Beth-meon.
Bethbarah
Places & Geography - Old Testament
A ford or crossing mentioned in Gideon’s pursuit of the Midianites. It may have been connected with Bethabara, but its precise location is uncertain.
BETHBASI
Places & Geography - Inter-testament
A fortified place in the Judean wilderness repaired by Jonathan and Simon during the Maccabean period. Its name and exact location are uncertain, with several proposed readings and identifications.
Bethbirei
Places & Geography - Old Testament
A town in the territory of Simeon, apparently another name for Beth-lebaoth, in the far south of Judah.
Bethcar
Places & Geography - Old Testament
A place west of Mizpeh where the Israelites pursued the Philistines after Samuel’s victory.
Bethdagon
Places & Geography - Old Testament
A name meaning “house of Dagon,” used for towns associated with the worship or name of the Philistine deity Dagon.
Bethdiblathaim
Places & Geography - Old Testament
A town of Moab mentioned in Jeremiah’s prophecy of judgment, apparently the same as Almon-diblathaim.
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