Difference between revisions of "Beth-Emek"
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== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_71748" /> == | == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_71748" /> == | ||
<p> '''Beth-e'mek.''' ''( | <p> '''Beth-e'mek.''' ''(House Of The Valley).'' A place on, or near, the border of Asher, on the north side of which was the ravine of '''Jiphthah-el''' . Joshua 19:27. </p> | ||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_49742" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_49742" /> == | ||
<p> <strong> [[Beth-Emek]] </strong> (‘house of the deep valley’, Joshua 19:27 ). | <p> <strong> [[Beth-Emek]] </strong> (‘house of the deep valley’, Joshua 19:27 ). A town of [[Zebulun]] in the border valley, east of Acco, apparently near Cabul. The name has not been recovered. </p> | ||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_38847" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_38847" /> == | ||
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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_24718" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_24718" /> == | ||
<p> (Heb. Beyth ha-E'mek, בֵּית הָעֵמֶק, '' | <p> (Heb. Beyth ha-E'mek, בֵּית הָעֵמֶק, ''House Of The Valley;'' Sept. Βαιθαέμεκ v. r. Βαιθμέ ), ''A'' city of the tribe of Asher, apparently near its S.E. border ( Joshua 19:27). Dr. Robinson found a village called ''Amkah'' about eight miles N.E. of Akka (''Biblioth. Sacra,'' 1853, p. 121), which is probably the place in question, although he suggests that the above text seems to require a position south of the "valley of Jiphthah-el" or Jefat (''Later Bib. Researches,'' p. 103,108). The identification proposed by Schwarz (''Palest.'' p. 192) with the modern Amiuka (according to him also noticed in the Talmud), 12 miles N.N.W. of Safed, is altogether out of the region indicated. </p> | ||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_1703" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_1703" /> == | ||
<p> '''''beth''''' -'''''ē´mek''''' ( בּית העמק , <i> '''''bēth hā''''' </i> - <i> '''''‛ēmeḳ''''' </i> ; Βηθαεμέκ , <i> '''''Bēthaemék''''' </i> , "house of the valley"): | <p> '''''beth''''' -'''''ē´mek''''' ( בּית העמק , <i> '''''bēth hā''''' </i> - <i> '''''‛ēmeḳ''''' </i> ; Βηθαεμέκ , <i> '''''Bēthaemék''''' </i> , "house of the valley"): A town in the territory of Zebulun ( Joshua 19:27 ). It has not been identified, but must be sought somewhere East of Acre, not far from Kabul, the ancient Cabul. </p> | ||
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Revision as of 10:50, 13 October 2021
Smith's Bible Dictionary [1]
Beth-e'mek. (House Of The Valley). A place on, or near, the border of Asher, on the north side of which was the ravine of Jiphthah-el . Joshua 19:27.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [2]
Beth-Emek (‘house of the deep valley’, Joshua 19:27 ). A town of Zebulun in the border valley, east of Acco, apparently near Cabul. The name has not been recovered.
Holman Bible Dictionary [3]
Joshua 19:27
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [4]
(Heb. Beyth ha-E'mek, בֵּית הָעֵמֶק, House Of The Valley; Sept. Βαιθαέμεκ v. r. Βαιθμέ ), A city of the tribe of Asher, apparently near its S.E. border ( Joshua 19:27). Dr. Robinson found a village called Amkah about eight miles N.E. of Akka (Biblioth. Sacra, 1853, p. 121), which is probably the place in question, although he suggests that the above text seems to require a position south of the "valley of Jiphthah-el" or Jefat (Later Bib. Researches, p. 103,108). The identification proposed by Schwarz (Palest. p. 192) with the modern Amiuka (according to him also noticed in the Talmud), 12 miles N.N.W. of Safed, is altogether out of the region indicated.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [5]
beth -ē´mek ( בּית העמק , bēth hā - ‛ēmeḳ ; Βηθαεμέκ , Bēthaemék , "house of the valley"): A town in the territory of Zebulun ( Joshua 19:27 ). It has not been identified, but must be sought somewhere East of Acre, not far from Kabul, the ancient Cabul.
