Beth-hoglah
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| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Also called | Beth Hoglah, Beth-hogla |
| Most likely | Deir Hajla (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.820° N, 35.501° E |
| Mentioned in | 3 verses |
| First mention | Joshua 15:6 |
Beth-hoglah is a settlement named in 3 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Deir Hajla (medium confidence; 1 other proposal 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Deir Hajla | medium (56%) | 31.820° N, 35.501° E |
| Ain Hajlah | very low (10%) | 31.828° N, 35.512° 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 18:19And the border passed along to the side of Beth–hoglah northward: and the outgoings of the border were at the north bay of the salt sea at the south end of Jordan: this was the south coast.The border continued to the northern slope of Beth-hoglah and came out at the northern bay of the Salt Sea, at the mouth of the Jordan. This was the southern border.
- Joshua 18:21Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, and Beth–hoglah, and the valley of Keziz,These were the cities of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin:
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.