Beth-arabah
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| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Also called | Beth Arabah, Arabah |
| Most likely | Ain el Gharabeh (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.846° N, 35.502° E |
| Mentioned in | 4 verses |
| First mention | Joshua 15:6 |
Beth-arabah is a settlement named in 4 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Ain el Gharabeh (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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ain el Gharabeh | medium (40%) | 31.846° N, 35.502° E |
| Rujm el Bahr | very low (6%) | 31.772° N, 35.512° E |
| Tell Muhalhal | very low (2%) | 31.790° N, 35.443° E |
Verses
Joshua
- Joshua 15:6And the border went up to Beth–hogla, and passed along by the north of Beth–arabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben:The northern border started from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan, went up to Beth-hoglah, proceeded north of Beth-arabah, and went up to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben.
- Joshua 15:61In the wilderness, Beth–arabah, Middin, and Secacah,These were in the wilderness:
- Joshua 18:18And passed along toward the side over against Arabah northward, and went down unto Arabah:Then it went on to the northern slope of Beth-arabah and went down into the valley.
- Joshua 18:22And Beth–arabah, and Zemaraim, and Beth–el,Jericho, Beth-hoglah, Emek-keziz, Beth-arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,
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.