Beth-arbel

Beth-arbel in the Topics

House of God’s court, a place alluded to by Hosea (Hos 10:14) as the scene of some great military exploit, but not otherwise mentioned in Scripture. The Shalman here named was probably Shalmaneser, the king of Assyria (2 Kgs 17:3).

Named in the Bible

1 verse

  • Hosea 10:14 Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy fortresses shall be spoiled, as Shalman spoiled Betharbel in the day of battle: the mother was dashed in pieces upon her children.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), by Matthew George Easton.