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Beth-jeshimoth
House of wastes, or deserts, a town near Abel-shittim, east of Jordan, in the desert of Moab, where the Israelites encamped not long before crossing the Jordan (Num 33:49; A.V., “Bethjesimoth”). It was within the territory of Sihon, king of the Amorites (Josh 12:3).
Named in the Bible
3 verses
- Joshua 12:3 And from the plain to the sea of Chinneroth on the east, and unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea on the east, the way to Bethjeshimoth; and from the south, under Ashdothpisgah:
- Joshua 13:20 And Bethpeor, and Ashdothpisgah, and Bethjeshimoth,
- Ezekiel 25:9 Therefore, behold, I will open the side of Moab from the cities, from his cities which are on his frontiers, the glory of the country, Bethjeshimoth, Baalmeon, and Kiriathaim,
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), by Matthew George Easton.
