Beth-hoglah
Beth-hoglah was a town on the border between Judah and Benjamin, near the northern end of the Dead Sea.
PlaceOld Testament1 book3 verses
Summary
A location first mentioned at Joshua 15:6; only referred to as Beth-hoglah (בֵּית חׇגְלָה).
Location
- Identified as
- Deir Hajla
- Certainty
- Possible (56% of scholarship) · 1 other possible location
- Coordinates
- 31.820° N, 35.501° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- בֵּית חׇגְלָהBeth-hoglah
Mentions
- …went up to Beth-hoglah, proceeded north of Beth-arabah, and went up to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben.
- The border continued to the northern slope of Beth-hoglah and came out at the northern bay of the Salt Sea, at the mouth of the Jordan. This was the southern border.
- These were the cities of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin: Jericho, Beth-hoglah, Emek-keziz,