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Beth-Jeshimoth

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(behth-jehssh' ih mahth) or BETH-JESIMOTH (KJV spelling at Numbers 33:49 ). Place name meaning, “house of deserts.” A town in Moab where Israel camped just before Moses died and Joshua led them across the Jordan (Numbers 33:49 ). Joshua 12:3 lists it as land Israel took from Sihon, king of the Amorites. Moses gave it to the tribe of Reuben ( Joshua 13:20 ). Ezekiel described it as one of three frontier cities of Moab, these being “the glory of the country” (Ezekiel 25:9 ), but one facing God's judgment. It is usually located at modern tell el-Azeme, twelve miles southeast of Jericho.

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Beth-Jeshimoth'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​b/beth-jeshimoth.html. 1991.
 
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