Beeshterah
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| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Also called | Be Eshterah, Be-eshterah, Beesh-terah, Beeshtarah, Eshtarah |
| Most likely | another name for Ashtaroth (high confidence) |
| Coordinates | 32.804° N, 36.016° E |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | Joshua 21:27 |
Beeshterah is a settlement named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely another name for Ashtaroth (high confidence).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| another name for Ashtaroth | high (76%) | 32.804° N, 36.016° E |
Verses
Joshua
- Joshua 21:27And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beesh–terah with her suburbs; two cities.This is what the Levite clans of the Gershonites were given: From the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Golan in Bashan, a city of refuge for the manslayer, and Beeshterah—two cities, together with their pasturelands.
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.