Topic
Beth-diblathaim
3 passages cited, from 3 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Numbers 33:46Easton · ISBE · Nave Called ALMON-DIBLATHAIM
And they removed from Dibon-gad, and encamped in Almon-diblathaim.
- Jeremiah 48:22Easton · ISBE · Nave A city of Moab
And upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and upon Beth-diblathaim,
- Ezekiel 6:14Easton
So will I stretch out my hand upon them, and make the land desolate, yea, more desolate than the wilderness toward Diblath, in all their habitations: and they shall know that I am the LORD.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 3 references
House of two cakes of figs, a city of Moab, upon which Jeremiah (48:22) denounced destruction. It is called also Almon-diblathaim (Num. 33:46) and Diblath (Ezek. 6:14). (R.V., “Diblah.”)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 2 references
beth-dib-la-tha'-im (beth dibhlathayim; oikos Deblaithaim, literally, "house of Diblathaim"): A town in Moab mentioned with Dibon and Nebo (Jer 48:22). It is probably identical with Almondiblathaim (Nu 33:46 f). Mesha claims to have fortified it along with Mehedeba and Ba`al-me`on (see MOABITE STONE). The place is not yet identified.
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); 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.