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Where is Bath-rabbim in the Bible?

Bath-rabbim was a gate located in the ancient city of Heshbon, situated in the region of Moab east of the Jordan River in what is now modern-day Jordan. The gate is mentioned only once in the Bible, in Song of Solomon 7:4, where it appears in a poetic description comparing a woman's eyes to the pools of Heshbon by the gate of Bath-rabbim. While Bath-rabbim itself plays no significant role in biblical narrative or theology, its mention in this love poem reflects the cultural and geographical knowledge of ancient Israel, placing it within the literary context of wisdom literature rather than historical events.