Bible Dictionary
Bileam
Bileam was a town in the western territory of Manasseh assigned to the Kohathite Levites. It is probably the same place as Ibleam.
Definition
Bileam was a town in the western territory of Manasseh. It was assigned to the Kohathite Levites and is probably the same place as Ibleam.
Biblical Usage
Bileam appears in the list of towns assigned to the Kohathite Levites. Its identification with Ibleam connects it with the territory of Manasseh mentioned elsewhere.
Historical Background
The town is identified in the supplied material with modern Bel‘ameh, about half a mile south of Jenin. The name is also explained as “foreigners.”
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(foreigners), a town in the western half of the tribe of Manasseh, named only in (1 Chronicles 6:70) same as Ibleam and Gath-rimmon. (Joshua 17:11) and Josh 21:24
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>bil'-e-am (bil`am; Iblaam): A town in the territory of Manasseh assigned to the Kohathite Levites (1Ch 6:70), probably the same as Ibleam (Jos 17:11, etc.), and identical with the modern Bel`ameh, half a mile South of Jenin.</p>