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Beth-arabah

Beth-arabah was a town and wilderness area allotted to Judah and Benjamin, and the Arbathite was a descendant of Abi-albon.

The name Beth-arabah means “house of sweet smell”

PlaceOld Testament3 books6 verses

Summary

A location first mentioned at Joshua 15:6; referred to as Beth-arabah (בֵּית הָֽעֲרָבָה, עֲרָבָה) or Arbathite (עַרְבָתִי).

Location

Identified as
Ain el Gharabeh
Certainty
Possible (40% of scholarship) · 2 other possible locations
Coordinates
31.846° N, 35.502° E
Beth-arabah
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Glossary entries

Beth-Arabah Arbathite

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. Joshua 15:6בֵּית הָֽעֲרָבָה · Beth-arabah
    …went up to Beth-hoglah, proceeded north of Beth-arabah, and went up to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben.
  2. Joshua 15:61בֵּית הָֽעֲרָבָה · Beth-arabah
    These were in the wilderness: Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah,
  3. Joshua 18:18עֲרָבָה · Beth-arabah
    Then it went on to the northern slope of Beth-arabah and went down into the valley.
  4. Joshua 18:22בֵּית הָֽעֲרָבָה · Beth-arabah
    Beth-arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,
  5. 2 Samuel 23:31עַרְבָתִי · Arbathite
    Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,
  6. 1 Chronicles 11:32עַרְבָתִי · Arbathite
    Hurai from the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,