Bible Dictionary
Aloth
Aloth was a district or town in northern Palestine under one of Solomon’s administrative officers. Some translations read Bealoth instead.
Definition
Aloth was a town or district in northern Palestine under Solomon’s administrative organization. It was governed together with Asher by Baana, one of Solomon’s twelve civil officers.
Biblical Usage
Aloth appears in the list of Solomon’s administrative jurisdictions in 1 Kings. Some translations read Bealoth instead.
Historical Background
The difference between Aloth and Bealoth results from interpreting the initial Hebrew letter either as a preposition or as part of the place-name. One proposed identification is the ruin Alia near Achzib.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Smith's Bible Dictionary
a place or district, forming with Asher the jurisdiction of the ninth of Solomon’s commissariat officers. (1 Kings 4:16)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>a'-loth (`aloth): So found in the King James Version and the Revised Version, margin in 1Ki 4:16, where the Revised Version (British and American) has BEALOTH (be`aloth). A town, or district in northern Palestine, together with Asher under Baana, one of Solomon's twelve civil officers. Conder identifies with the ruin `Alia, near Achzib. There was another Bealoth in southern Palestine (Jos 15:24). The difference in the form of the word in the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American) is due to interpretation of the initial "b" as the preposition "in" in the former, and as part of the word itself in the latter.</p>