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<p> '''''beth''''' -'''''ē´den''''' ( Amos 1:5 King James Version, margin; English [[Versions]] of the [[Bible]] "house of Eden"). See [[Children Of Eden]] . </p> | |||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_38849" /> == | |||
Amos 1:5 2 Kings 19:12 Ezekiel 27:23 <p> </p> | |||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_49740" /> == | |||
<p> <strong> BETH-EDEN </strong> ( Amos 1:5 marg.). See Eden [House of]. </p> | |||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_1717" /> == | |||
<p> '''''beth''''' -'''''ē´den''''' ( Amos 1:5 King James Version, margin; English [[Versions]] of the [[Bible]] "house of Eden"). See [[Children Of Eden]] . </p> | |||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_24720" /> == | |||
<p> (Heb. Beyth E'den, בֵּית עֶדֶן , house of pleasantness; Sept. confusedly translates ἄνδρες Χαῤῥάν; Vulg. domus voluntatis) , apparently a city of Syria, situated on Mount Lebanon, the seat of a native king, threatened with destruction by the prophet ( Amos 1:5, where the Auth. Vers. renders it "house of Eden"); probably the name of a country residence of the kings of Damascus. Michaelis ( Suppl. ad Leg. Hebr. s.v.), following Laroque's description, and misled by an apparent resemblance in name, identified it with Ehden, about a day's journey from Baalbek, on the eastern slope of the Libanus, and near the old cedars of Bshirrai. Baur ( Amos, p. 224), in accordance with the Mohammedan tradition that one of the four terrestrial paradises was in the valley between the ranges of the [[Libanus]] and Anti- Libanus, is inclined to favor the same hypothesis. But Grotius, with greater appearance of probability, pointed to the [[Paradise]] ( Παράδεισος, park) of [[Ptolemy]] (5, 15) as the locality of Eden. The village Jusieh el-Kadimeh, a site with extensive ruins, about 1.5 hour S.E. of Riblah, near the Orontes, but now a paradise no longer, is supposed by Dr. Robinson ( Later Researches, p. 556) to mark the site of the ancient Paradisus; and his suggestion is approved by Mr. [[Porter]] ( Handb. p. 577), but doubted by Ritter ( Erdk. 17, 997-999). Again, it has been conjectured that [[Beth-Eden]] is no other than Beit-Jenn, "the house of Paradise," not far to the south- west of Damascus, on the eastern slope of the Hermon, and a short distance from Medjel. It stands on a branch of the ancient Pharpar, near its source (Rosenmuller, Bibl. Alt. 2, 291; Hitzig, Amos, in loc.; Porter, Damascus, 1, 311). </p> | |||
==References == | |||
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<ref name="term_38849"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/holman-bible-dictionary/beth-eden Beth-Eden from Holman Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_49740"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-bible/beth-eden Beth-Eden from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_1717"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/beth-eden Beth-Eden from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_24720"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/beth-eden Beth-Eden from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 17:50, 8 October 2021
Holman Bible Dictionary [1]
Amos 1:5 2 Kings 19:12 Ezekiel 27:23
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [2]
BETH-EDEN ( Amos 1:5 marg.). See Eden [House of].
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [3]
beth -ē´den ( Amos 1:5 King James Version, margin; English Versions of the Bible "house of Eden"). See Children Of Eden .
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [4]
(Heb. Beyth E'den, בֵּית עֶדֶן , house of pleasantness; Sept. confusedly translates ἄνδρες Χαῤῥάν; Vulg. domus voluntatis) , apparently a city of Syria, situated on Mount Lebanon, the seat of a native king, threatened with destruction by the prophet ( Amos 1:5, where the Auth. Vers. renders it "house of Eden"); probably the name of a country residence of the kings of Damascus. Michaelis ( Suppl. ad Leg. Hebr. s.v.), following Laroque's description, and misled by an apparent resemblance in name, identified it with Ehden, about a day's journey from Baalbek, on the eastern slope of the Libanus, and near the old cedars of Bshirrai. Baur ( Amos, p. 224), in accordance with the Mohammedan tradition that one of the four terrestrial paradises was in the valley between the ranges of the Libanus and Anti- Libanus, is inclined to favor the same hypothesis. But Grotius, with greater appearance of probability, pointed to the Paradise ( Παράδεισος, park) of Ptolemy (5, 15) as the locality of Eden. The village Jusieh el-Kadimeh, a site with extensive ruins, about 1.5 hour S.E. of Riblah, near the Orontes, but now a paradise no longer, is supposed by Dr. Robinson ( Later Researches, p. 556) to mark the site of the ancient Paradisus; and his suggestion is approved by Mr. Porter ( Handb. p. 577), but doubted by Ritter ( Erdk. 17, 997-999). Again, it has been conjectured that Beth-Eden is no other than Beit-Jenn, "the house of Paradise," not far to the south- west of Damascus, on the eastern slope of the Hermon, and a short distance from Medjel. It stands on a branch of the ancient Pharpar, near its source (Rosenmuller, Bibl. Alt. 2, 291; Hitzig, Amos, in loc.; Porter, Damascus, 1, 311).
