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Beten

1 passage cited, from 3 classic reference works.

These works date from 1884–1915 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.

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In the reference works

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 1 references
(height), one of the cities on the border of the tribe of Asher. (Joshua 19:25)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 1 references

be'-ten (beTen; Batne): A city of Asher mentioned between Hall and Achshaph (Jos 19:25). Eusebius, Onomasticon places it 8 Roman miles East of Ptolemais, giving it the name Bethseten. It may be identical with the modern village el-B`aneh, but no certainty is possible.

In the topical indexes

Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 1 references, grouped by sub-topic
  • → A city of the territory of the tribe of Asher Jos 19:25

Texts: Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.

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