HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1021
בֵּית הַכֶּ֫רֶם
bet hak.ke.rem — Beth-haccherem
§ Beth-haccerem = "house of the vineyard" a place in Judah
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Beth-haccerem
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Historical dictionary entry
House of a vineyard, a place in the tribe of Judah (Neh. 3:14) where the Benjamites were to set up a beacon when they heard the trumpet against the invading army of the Babylonians (Jer. 6:1). It is probable that this place is the modern ‘Ain Karim, or “well of the vineyards,” near which there is a ridge on which are cairns which may have served as beacons of old, one of which is 40 feet high and 130 in diameter.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
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