Bethbarah

Wadi

Location disputed Wadi al Fara: about 45 km (28 miles) northeast of Jerusalem

Where Scholars Place It

• Wadi al Fara Possible
• Al Maghtas Less likely
• Raphana Less likely
• Al Eizariya Less likely

Beth-barah in the Bible Dictionary

Named in 1 Verse

• Judges 7:24 And Gideon sent messengers throughout all mount Ephraim, saying, Come down against the Midianites, and take before them the waters unto Bethbarah and Jordan. Then all the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and took the waters unto Bethbarah and Jordan.

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