Beth-haram standard
ref osisRef="Bible:Num.32.36">Nu 32:36; in the latter passage the name appears as Beth-haran, probably the original form).
Where is Beth-haram in the Bible?
Beth-haram was a town located east of the Jordan River in the region allotted to the tribe of Gad during the Israelite settlement of Canaan. The town appears in Numbers 32:36 and Joshua 13:27, where it is mentioned as one of the fortified cities built by the Gadites to secure their tribal territory. In later history, the site became known as Bethramphtha and eventually Livias, and it served as the location of a palace built by Herod the Great and later fortified by his son Herod Antipas, who renamed it Julias in honor of Augustus's wife. This settlement was strategically important for controlling the Jordan River valley and maintaining the eastern border of Israelite-controlled territory.
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Beth-haram
ISBE 1915 (Public Domain)refNu 32:36; in the latter passage the name appears as Beth-haran, probably the original form). It corresponds to Bethramphtha of Josephus (Ant., XVIII, ii, 1), which, according to Eusebius, was the name used by the Syrians. Here was a palace of Herod (Ant., XVII, x, 6; BJ, II, iv, 2). Eusebius, Onomasticon says it was called Livias. Josephus says it was fortified by Herod Antipas, who called it Julias for the wife of Augustus (Ant., XVIII, ii, 1; BJ, II, ix, 1). The name would be changed to Julias when Livia, by the will of the emperor, was received into the Gens Julia. It is represented by Tell er-Rameh in Wady Chesban, about 6 miles East of Jordan.
W. Ewing
beth-ha'-ran (beth haran): A fenced city East of the Jordan (Nu 32:36) identical with BETH-HARAM, which see.
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