Succoth
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Succoth in the Bible Dictionary
- 1. A city which was located probably east of the Jordan River
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Jacob builds a house in
Gen 33:17
17 And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him an house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.
Genesis 33:17 -
Allotted to the tribe of Gad
Josh 13:27
27 And in the valley, Betharam, and Bethnimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, Jordan and his border, even unto the edge of the sea of Chinnereth on the other side Jordan eastward.
Joshua 13:27 -
People of, punished by Gideon
Judg 8:5–8, 14–16
5 And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they be faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian. 6 And the princes of Succoth said, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thine army? 7 And Gideon said, Therefore when the LORD hath delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into mine hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers. 8 And he went up thence to Penuel, and spake unto them likewise: and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered him.
Judges 8:514 And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and enquired of him: and he described unto him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, even threescore and seventeen men. 15 And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, with whom ye did upbraid me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thy men that are weary? 16 And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
Judges 8:14 -
Located near the Jordan River
1 Kgs 7:46; 2 Chr 4:17; Ps 60:6; 108:7
46 In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarthan.
1 Kings 7:4617 In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredathah.
2 Chronicles 4:176 God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
Psalms 60:67 God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
Psalms 108:7 -
2. The first camping place of the Israelites after leaving the city of Rameses
Ex 12:37; 13:20; Num 33:5, 6
37 And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children.
Exodus 12:3720 And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness.
Exodus 13:205 And the children of Israel removed from Rameses, and pitched in Succoth.
Numbers 33:56 And they departed from Succoth, and pitched in Etham, which is in the edge of the wilderness.
Numbers 33:6
From Nave’s Topical Bible (1896), by Orville J. Nave.
