HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1020
בֵּית הַיְשִׁימוֹת
bet hay.shi.mot — Beth-jeshimoth
§ Beth-jesimoth = "house of the desolation" a place in Moab given to the tribe of Reuben
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Beth-jeshimoth
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Historical dictionary entry
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).
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
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