Beth Diblathaim
בֵּית דִּבְלָתַיִם/beth-dib-luh-THAY-im/
“House of the two fig cakes”
Summary
A Moabite city against which Jeremiah pronounced judgment, possibly the same as Almon-diblathaim.
☩Moabite City
Beth-diblathaim was a city of Moab upon which the prophet Jeremiah denounced destruction as part of his oracle against that nation. It is likely the same place called Almon-diblathaim in Numbers, where it is listed as a station in Israel's wilderness journey.
Key verses:Jeremiah 48:22Numbers 33:46
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Beth-diblathaim," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. I (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.George Morrish, "Bethdiblathaim," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).