Beth Ezel
בֵּית הָאֵצֶל/beth-EE-zel/
“House of firmness, or the neighboring house”
Summary
A town in Judah mentioned by the prophet Micah in his lamentation over the cities of the Philistine lowland.
☩Prophetic Context
Beth-ezel is mentioned by Micah in his oracle of lamentation over the towns of the Shephelah (lowlands of Judah) in the face of Assyrian invasion. There is a wordplay on its name: though Beth-ezel means 'the neighboring house' or 'house on the side,' its neighbors would not come to help it in its mourning. It was probably situated in the plain of Philistia, possibly at modern Beit-Affa.
Key verses:Micah 1:11
Related Verses1 mention
Micah· 1 verse
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Beth-ezel," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. I (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Bethezel," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).