Berothah standard
n poleon, "from the select cities"): Probably two forms of the same name. Eze 47:16 places it on the ideal northern frontier of Israel, between Damascus and Hamath.
Where is Berothah in the Bible?
Berothah was a city in ancient Syria, located in the region north of Damascus between Damascus and Hamath according to Ezekiel's vision of Israel's ideal boundaries. The city appears in biblical accounts of King David's military campaigns, specifically as one of the cities belonging to Hadadezer, the king of Zobah, which David conquered. In 1 Chronicles 18:8, the city is called Cun, suggesting these may be alternate names for the same location. While the exact archaeological site of Berothah remains unknown, scholars have proposed various locations in the Syrian region, though most believe it lies somewhere in the Bekaa Valley or nearby areas. Berothah holds significance in biblical geography as a marker of Israel's northern boundary in prophetic visions of the restored nation.
Berothah
ISBE 1915 (Public Domain)n poleon, "from the select cities"): Probably two forms of the same name. Eze 47:16 places it on the ideal northern frontier of Israel, between Damascus and Hamath. According to 2Sa 8:8 it was a city of Hadadezer, king of Zobah. In the parallel passage (1Ch 18:8) Cun is given in place of Berothai. Its site is unknown. Ewald connected it with Beirut (so also apparently H. P. Smith, ICC, "Samuel," 307), but Ezekiel's description excludes this view. Others have sought it in the Wady Brissa, in the East slope of Lebanon, North of Baalbec. A more plausible conjecture identifies it with Bereitan (Brithen), a village somewhat South of Baalbec (Baedeker, Pal3, 369). Possibly, however, the ideal northern frontier line should be drawn farther south. See HETHLON; ZEDAD; ZOBAH.
C. H. Thomson
be'-roth-it.
See BEEROTHITE.
ber'-is: Occurs in Jas 3:12 (the King James Version) in the phra