Bene-jaakan
Bene-jaakan (Beeroth Bene-jaakan) was an Israelite encampment during the wilderness wanderings.
The name Bene-jaakan means “sons of sorrow”
PlaceOld Testament2 books3 verses
Summary
A location near Hor Mount first mentioned at Numbers 33:31; referred to as Bene-jaakan (בְּנֵי יַעֲקָ֑ן) or Beeroth/ Bene-jaakan (בְּנֵי יַעֲקָ֑ן בְּאֵרוֹת).
Location
- Identified as
- Birein
- Certainty
- Possible (39% of scholarship)
- Coordinates
- 30.792° N, 34.473° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- בְּנֵי יַעֲקָ֑ןBene-jaakan
- בְּנֵי יַעֲקָ֑ן+H0881H«H0881=בְּאֵרוֹתBeeroth Bene-jaakan
- בְּאֵרֹת בְּנֵי־יַעֲקָןBeeroth Bene-jaakan
Mentions
- Numbers 33:31בְּנֵי יַעֲקָ֑ן · Bene-jaakanThey set out from Moseroth and camped at Bene-jaakan.
- Numbers 33:32בְּנֵי יַעֲקָ֑ן · Bene-jaakanThey set out from Bene-jaakan and camped at Hor-haggidgad.
- Deuteronomy 10:6בְּאֵרֹת בְּנֵי־יַעֲקָן · Beeroth Bene-jaakan; בְּנֵי יַעֲקָ֑ן+H0881H«H0881=בְּאֵרוֹת · Beeroth Bene-jaakanThe Israelites traveled from Beeroth Bene-jaakan to Moserah, where Aaron died and was buried, and Eleazar his son succeeded him as priest.