Bamoth
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| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Most likely | Khirbet el Quweiqiyeh (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.732° N, 35.741° E |
| Mentioned in | 2 verses |
| First mention | Numbers 21:19 |
Bamoth is a settlement named in 2 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Khirbet el Quweiqiyeh (medium confidence; 2 other proposals below).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| Khirbet el Quweiqiyeh | medium (43%) | 31.732° N, 35.741° E |
| Jebel Ataruz | very low (3%) | 31.591° N, 35.687° E |
| Khirbet Libb | very low (3%) | 31.606° N, 35.761° E |
Verses
Numbers
- Numbers 21:19And from Mattanah to Nahaliel: and from Nahaliel to Bamoth:and from Mattanah to Nahaliel, and from Nahaliel to Bamoth,
- Numbers 21:20And from Bamoth in the valley, that is in the country of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looketh toward Jeshimon.and from Bamoth to the valley in Moab where the top of Pisgah overlooks the wasteland.
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.