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rently they were Hivites (Jos 9:7). The occasion on which the Beerothites fled to Gittaim where they preserved their communal identity is not indicated. The town was reckoned to Benjamin (2Sa 4:2 f).
Where is Beeroth in the Bible?
Beeroth was a Hivite city located in the hill country of Canaan, approximately 8 miles north of Jerusalem in the region that became Benjamin's tribal territory. The city is mentioned in the books of Joshua, Judges, Nehemiah, and Ezra as part of the Gibeonite confederation and later as a Benjamite settlement. According to biblical accounts, the Beerothites eventually fled to Gittaim, where they maintained their distinct community identity. Scholars generally identify ancient Beeroth with the modern site of el-Bireh, situated northwest of the ancient city of Gibeon in present-day West Bank territory.
In Scripture4 biblical books; 3 with study content
- Joshua
- Nehemiah
- Ezra
- Judges
Beeroth
ISBE 1915 (Public Domain)rently they were Hivites (Jos 9:7). The occasion on which the Beerothites fled to Gittaim where they preserved their communal identity is not indicated. The town was reckoned to Benjamin (2Sa 4:2 f). Eusebius, Onomasticon places it under Gibeon, 7 Roman miles from Jerusalem on the way to Nicopolis (Amwas). If we follow the old road by way of Gibeon (el-Jib) and Bethhoron, Beeroth would lie probably to the Northwest of el-Jib. The traditional identification is with el-Bireh, about 8 miles from Jerusalem on the great north road. If the order in which the towns are mentioned (Jos 9:17; 18:25) is any guide as to position, el-Bireh is too far to the Northwest. The identification is precarious. To Beeroth belonged the murderers of Ish-bosheth (2Sa 4:2), and Naharai, Joab's armor- bearer (2Sa 23:37; 1Ch 11:39). It was reoccupied after the Exile (Ezr 2:25; Ne 7:29).
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ben'-e-ja'-a-kan (be'eroth bene ya`aqan; the Revised Version, margin "the wells of the children of Jaakan"): A desert camp of the Israelites mentioned before Moserah (De 10:6