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to the Ephraimites bidding them "take before them the waters, as far as Beth-barah, even (the Revised Version, margin "and also") the Jordan" (Jud 7:24).
Where is Beth-barah in the Bible?
Beth-barah was a location in ancient Palestine near the Jordan River, likely situated on the Wady Fari'ah stream close to where it flows into the Jordan. The place holds significance in two major biblical narratives: it appears in the Book of Judges as the site where Gideon stationed men to intercept and capture the fleeing Midianites during his military campaign, and it is identified in the Gospel of John as a location where John the Baptist baptized people. The strategic positioning of Beth-barah between the Jordan River and surrounding waterways made it ideal for trapping an enemy force, which explains why Gideon chose it as a tactical position during his pursuit of the Midianites.
In Scripture2 biblical books; 1 with study content
- Judges
- John
Beth-barah
ISBE 1915 (Public Domain)to the Ephraimites bidding them "take before them the waters, as far as Beth-barah, even (the Revised Version, margin "and also") the Jordan" (Jud 7:24). "The waters" were the streams emptying themselves into the Jordan: "even the Jordan" is a gloss on "the waters." Between the Jordan and the modern Wady Fari`ah an enemy could be entrapped; it is therefore probable that Beth-barah was on that stream near its entrance into the Jordan.
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S. F. Hunter
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