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<p> <strong> [[Beth-Le-Aphrah]] </strong> | <p> <strong> [[Beth-Le-Aphrah]] </strong> (AV [Note: Authorized Version.] ‘house of Aphrah’). The name of a town apparently in Phil. territory, whose site is quite unknown ( Micah 1:10 ). In the call ‘at Beth-le-Aphrah roll thyself in the dust,’ there is a double play upon words, <em> ‘Aphrah </em> containing a punning allusion to <em> ‘aphar </em> (dust), and <em> hithpallashi </em> (roll thyself) to <em> Pelishti </em> (Philistine). </p> | ||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_38898" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_38898" /> == |
Latest revision as of 10:20, 13 October 2021
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [1]
Beth-Le-Aphrah (AV [Note: Authorized Version.] ‘house of Aphrah’). The name of a town apparently in Phil. territory, whose site is quite unknown ( Micah 1:10 ). In the call ‘at Beth-le-Aphrah roll thyself in the dust,’ there is a double play upon words, ‘Aphrah containing a punning allusion to ‘aphar (dust), and hithpallashi (roll thyself) to Pelishti (Philistine).
Holman Bible Dictionary [2]
Micah 1:10
Easton's Bible Dictionary [3]
Micah 1:10