Topic
Bether
1 passage cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Song of Songs 2:17Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave Mountains of
Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 1 references
Dissection or separation, certain mountains mentioned in Cant. 2:17; probably near Lebanon.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 1 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 1 references
be'-ther (bether): In So 2:17 mention is made of "the mountains of Bether." It is doubtful if a proper name is intended. The Revised Version, margin has, "perhaps, the spice malobathron." A Bether is prominent in late Jewish history as the place where the Jews resisted Hadrian under Bar Cochba in 135 AD. Its identity with Bittir, 7 miles Southwest of Jerusalem, is attested by an inscription.
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 1 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → Mountains of So 2:17
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); 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.