Topic
Beth-jeshimoth
4 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 33:49Easton · ISBE · Nave Called BETH-JESIMOTH
And they pitched by Jordan, from Beth-jesimoth even unto Abel-shittim in the plains of Moab.
- Joshua 12:3Easton · ISBE · Nave A place in Moab
And from the plain to the sea of Chinneroth on the east, and unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea on the east, the way to Beth-jeshimoth; and from the south, under Ashdoth-pisgah:
- Joshua 13:20ISBE · Nave A place in Moab
And Beth-peor, and Ashdoth-pisgah, and Beth-jeshimoth,
- Ezekiel 25:9ISBE · Nave A place in Moab
Therefore, behold, I will open the side of Moab from the cities, from his cities which are on his frontiers, the glory of the country, Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim,
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 2 references
House of wastes, or deserts, a town near Abel-shittim, east of Jordan, in the desert of Moab, where the Israelites encamped not long before crossing the Jordan (Num. 33:49; A.V., “Bethjesimoth”). It was within the territory of Sihon, king of the Amorites (Josh. 12:3).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 4 references
beth-jesh'-i-moth (beth ha-yeshimoth; Codex Vaticanus, Haisimoth; Codex Alexandrinus, Asimoth, and other variants (see DB, under the word)): Mentioned as the point in the south from which the camp of Israel stretched to Abel-shittim in the plains of Moab (Nu 33:49). In Jos 12:3 the way to Beth-jeshimoth is described as South of the Arabah, near the Dead Sea. It was in the lot assigned to Reuben (Jos 13:20), At what times and how long it was actually held by Israel we do not know; but it appears in Eze 25:9 as belonging to Moab. It may be identical with Khirbet es-Suweimeh, where there are some ruins and a well, about 3 miles East of the mouth of the Jordan.
W. Ewing
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.