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Beth Haran

בֵּית הָרָן/beth-HAY-ran/

“House of the height, or house of the joyful shouter”

Summary

A fortified city east of the Jordan built by the Gadites, the same place as Beth-aram.

☩Gadite City

Beth-haran was one of the fortified cities on the east of Jordan, 'built' (likely rebuilt or fortified) by the tribe of Gad. It is named alongside Beth-nimrah and is the same place as Beth-aram mentioned in Joshua 13:27. The name does not appear in the prophetic oracles against Moab in Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel.

Key verses:Numbers 32:36Joshua 13:27

Related Verses2 mentions

Numbers· 1 verse

32:36

Joshua· 1 verse

13:27

References

  1. 1.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Beth-Haran," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).
  2. 2.John McClintock and James Strong, "Beth-haran," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. I (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).