-A town of territory of the tribe of Gad Joshua 1 3 : 26

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-A city of the territory of the tribe of Simeon Joshua 19:4

-Called CHESIL Joshua 15:30

-And BETHUEL 1 Chronicles 4:30

BETH-ZUR

-A town in Judah Joshua 15:58; 1 Chronicles 2:45; 2 Chronicles 1 1 :7; Nehemiah 3:16

-Son of Nahor, father of Rebekah Genesis 22:22, 23; 24:15, 24; 25:20; 28:2, 5

-1. A city of Galilee .The city of Philip, Andrew, and Peter John 1:44; 12:21 .Jesus visits Mark 6:45 .Jesus

cures a blind man in Mark 8:22 Jesus prophesies against Matthew 11:21; Luke 10:13

-2. Desert of, east of the sea of Galilee, Jesus feeds more than five thousand people in Luke 9:10; Matthew

14:13; Mark 6:32

BETH-SHAN

-A city of the tribe of Manasseh 1 Chronicles 7:29; Joshua 17:11

-Not subdued Judges 1 :27

-Bodies of Saul and his sons exposed in 1 Samuel 31:10, 12

-Called BETH-SHAW 1 Samuel 31:10, 12; 2 Samuel 21:12

-District of, under tribute to Solomon\’s commissariat 1 Kings 4:12

BETH-SHEMESH

-1. A priestly city of the tribe of Dan Joshua 21:16; 1 Samuel 6:15; 1 Chronicles 6:59 . On the northern

border of territory of the tribe of Judah Joshua 15:10; 1 Samuel 6:9, 12 .In later times transferred to the

tribe of Judah 2 Kings 14:11 .Mentioned in Solomon\’s commission districts 1 Kings 4:9 Amaziah taken

prisoner at 2 Kings 14:11-13; 2 Chronicles 25:21-23 .Retaken by the Philistines 2 Chronicles 28:18 .Called

BETH-SHMESH Joshua 19:41

-2. A city near Jerusalem Joshua 19:22

-3. A fortified city of the territory of the tribe of Naphtali Joshua 19:38; Judges 1:33

-4. An idolatrous temple Jeremiah 43:13

BETH-SHITTAH

-A place near the Jordan River Judges 7:22

BETH-TAPPUAH

-A town of the territory of the tribe of Judah Joshua 15:53

-A village on the Mount of Olives Matthew 21:1; Mark 1 1 : 1 ; Luke 1 9 : 29

BETH-PHELET

BETH-RAPHA

-Son of Eshton 1 Chronicles 4:12

BETH-REHOB

-A place in Dan Judges 18:28; 2 Samuel 10:6

-Called REHOB 2 Samuel 10:8

-1. A city southwest of Jerusalem Judges 17:7; 19:18 .Called EPHRATAH and EPHRATH Genesis 48:7;

Psalm 132:6; Micah 5:2 And BETH-LEHEM- JUDAH Judges 17:7-9; 19:1, 18; Ru 1:1; 1 Samuel 17:12

.Rachel dies and is buried at Genesis 35:16, 19; 48:7 .The city of Boaz Ru 1:1, 19; 2:4; 4 .Taken and held

by the Philistines 2 Samuel 23: 14-16 .Jeroboam converts it into a military stronghold 2 Chronicles 11:6

.The city of Joseph Matthew 2:5, 6; Luke 2:4 .Birthplace of Jesus Micah 5:2; Matthew 2; Luke 2:4, 15

.Herod murders the infants of Matthew 2:16-18

-2. A town of Zebulun, six miles west of Nazareth Joshua 19:15 .Israel judged at Judges 12:10

BETH-MAACHAH

-A city of the territory of the tribe of Manasseh 2 Samuel 20:14, 15, 18; 2 Kings 15:29

BETH-MARCABOTH

-A town of the territory of the tribe of Simeon Joshua 19:5; 1 Chronicles 4:31

-Probably identied with MADMANNAH Joshua 15:31

BETH-MEON

BETH-NIMRAH

-A fenced city east of the Jordan River Joshua 13:27

-Called NIMRAH Numbers 32:3

BETH-PALET

-A city in Judah Joshua 15:27

-Called BETH-PHELET Nehemiah 1 1 :26

BETH-PAZZEZ

-A town of the territory of the tribe of Issachar Joshua 19:21

BETH-PEOR

-A place in the territory of the tribe of Reuben Deuteronomy 3:29; 4:46; 34:6

-Near the burial place of Moses Joshua 13:20

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-The pool of John 5:24

BETH-EZEL

-A town of territory of the tribe of Judah Micah 1:11

BETH-GADER

-A place in territory of the tribe of Judah 1 Chronicles 2:51

-Probably identical with GEDER Joshua 12:13

-And with GEDOR in Joshua 15:58

BETH-GAMUL

-A city of Moab Jeremiah 48:23

BETH-HACCEREM

-A mountain in the territory of the tribe of Judah Nehemiah 3:14; Jeremiah 6 : 1

BETH-HAGGAN

-A garden house 2 Kings 9:27

-Probably identical with EN-GANNIM Joshua 19:21

BETH-HANAN

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BETH-HARAN

-A fortified city east of the Jordan River Numbers 32:36

-Probably identical with BETH-ARAM Joshua 13:27

BETH-HOGLA

-A place on the border of the territory of the tribe of Judah Joshua 15:6; 18:19, 21

BETH-HORON

-Two ancient cities of Canaan, near which Joshua defeated the Amorites Joshua 10:10, 11; 16:3, 5; 18:13; 1

Samuel 13:18; 1 Chronicles 7:24

-Solomon builds 1 Kings 9:17; 2 Chronicles 8:5

-Taken from the tribe of Judah by the ten tribes 2 Chronicles 25: 13

BETH-JESHIMOTH

-A place in Moab Joshua 12:3; 13:20; Ezekiel 25:9

-Called BETH-JESIMOTH Numbers 33:49

BETH-JOAB

BETH-LEBAOTH

-A town of Simeon Joshua 19:6

-Called LEBAOTH Joshua 15:32

-And BETH-BIREI 1 Chronicles 4:31

-Mountains of So 2: 17

-A village on the eastern slope of the Mount of Olives John 11:18

-Mary, Martha, and Lazarus dwell at Luke 10:38-41

-Lazarus dies and is raised to life at John 1 1

-Jesus attends a feast in Matthew 26:6-13; John 12:1-9

-Lhe colt of a donkey upon which Jesus made his triumphal entry into Jerusalem, obtained at Mark 11:1-11

-Jesus soj ourns at Mark 11:11, Matthew 2 1 : 1 7 ; 1 2, 1 9

BETH-ARABAH

-A city in the valley of the Dead Sea Joshua 15:6, 61; 18:22

-Called ARABAH Joshua 18:18

BETH-ARAM

-A fortified city of Gad Joshua 13:27

-Probably identical with BELH-HARAN Numbers 32:36

BETH-ARBEL

-A city spoiled by Shalman Hosea 10:14

BETH-AVEN

-A place on the mountains of Benjamin Joshua 7:2; 18:12; 1 Samuel 13:5; 14:23; Hosea 4:15; 5:8; 10:5

BETH-AZMAVETH

-A town of Benjamin Nehemiah 7:28

-Called AZMAVELH Nehemiah 12:29; Ezra 2:24

BETH-BAAL-MEON

-A place in the territory of the tribe of Reuben Joshua 13:17

-Called BAAL -MEON Numbers 32:38; Ezekiel 25:9

-Called BEON Numbers 32:3

-Called BETH-MEON Jeremiah 48:23

-Subdued by the Israelites Numbers 32:3, 4

-Assigned to the Reubenites Joshua 13:17

BETH-BARAH

-A place east of the Jordan River Judges 7:24

BETH-BIREI

-A town of the territory of the tribe of Simeon 1 Chronicles 4:31

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BETH-CAR

-A place west of Mizpeh 1 Samuel 7:11

BETH-DAGON

-1. A city of the territory of the tribe of Judah Joshua 15:41

-2. A city of the territory of the tribe of Asher Joshua 19:27

BETH-DIBLATHAIM

-A city of Moab Jeremiah 48:22

-Called ALMON-DIBLATHAIM Numbers 33:46

BETH-EL

-1. A city north of Jerusalem .The ancient city adjacent to, and finally embraced in, was called Luz Joshua

18:13; Judges 1:23-26 Abraham estblishes an altar at Genesis 12:8; 13:3, 4 .The place where Jacob saw the

vision of the ladder Genesis 28:10-22; 31:13; Hosea 12:4 And builds an altar at Genesis 35:1-15 .Deborah

dies at Genesis 35:8 .Conquered by Joshua Joshua 8:17 with Joshua 12: 16 .Conquered by the household of

Joseph Judges 1:22-26 Allotted to Benjamin Joshua 18:13, 22 .Court of justice held at .By Deborah Judges

4:5 .By Samuel 1 Samuel 7:16 .Tabernacle at, and called HOUSE OF GOD Judges 20:18, 31; 21:2

Jeroboam institutes idolatrous worship at 1 Kings 12:25-33; 2 Kings 10:29 .Idolatry at Jeremiah 48: 13;

Amos 4:4 .Shalmanezer sends a priest to 2 Kings 17:27, 28 .Prophecies against the idolatrous altars at 1

Kings 13:1-6, 32; 2 Kings 23:4, 15-20; Amos 3:14 .The school of prophets at 2 Kings 2:3 .Theyoungmen

of, mock Elisha 2 Kings 2:23, 24 .People of, return from Babylon Ezra 2:28; Nehemiah 7:32 .Prophecies

against Amos 5:5

-2. A city in the south of territory of the tribe of Judah 1 Samuel 30:27

-3. A mountain 1 Samuel 13:2

BETH-EL-APHRAH (R. V.) APHRAH (A. V.)

-A place in Philistia Micah 1:10

BETH-EMEK

-A city of the territory of the tribe of Asher Joshua 19:27

-A city east of the Jordan Judges 7:24

-John testifies to Christ\’s messiahship, and baptizes at John 1:28

-Jesus at John 10:39-42

BETH-ANATH

-A fortified city of Naphtali Joshua 19:38; Judges 1:33

BETH-ANOTH

-A city in Judah Joshua 15:59