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== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_49788" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_49788" /> == | ||
<p> <strong> | <p> <strong> [[Beth-Jeshimoth]] </strong> (‘the place of the desert’). The S. limit of the encampment on ‘the plains of Moab’ at the close of the journeyings ( Numbers 33:49 ). In Joshua 12:8 it is mentioned as in the S. of the [[Arabah]] towards the [[Dead]] Sea. In Joshua 13:20 it is assigned to Reuben; and in Ezekiel 25:9 it is spoken of as belonging to Moab. [[Eusebius]] places it 10 miles S. of Jericho. Some ruins and a well at the N.E. end of the Dead Sea bear the name of <em> Suwaimeh </em> , which may be a modification of <em> Jeshimoth </em> ; and this situation suits the Biblical narrative. </p> | ||
== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_71790" /> == | == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_71790" /> == | ||
<p> '''Beth-jesh'imoth.''' ( | <p> '''Beth-jesh'imoth.''' ''(House Of Deserts).'' '''Beth-jesh'imoth''' or '''Jes'imoth''' , a town or place east of Jordan, on the lower level at the south end, of the [[Jordan]] valley, Numbers 33:49, and named with Ashdod-pisgah and Beth-peor. </p> <p> It was one of the limits of the encampment of Israel, before crossing the Jordan. Later, it was allotted to Reuben, Joshua 12:3; Joshua 13:20, but came at last, into the hands of Moab, and formed one of the cities which were "the glory of the country." Ezekiel 25:9. </p> | ||
== Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_34570" /> == | == Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_34570" /> == | ||
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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_24826" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_24826" /> == | ||
<p> or (as it is less correctly Anglicized in Numbers 33:49) Beth-jes'imoth (Heb. Beyth | <p> or (as it is less correctly Anglicized in Numbers 33:49) Beth-jes'imoth (Heb. ''Beyth Ha-Yeshimoth'' ' '','' '''''בֵּית''''' '''''הִיְשִׁימוֹת''''' [in Numbers 33:49, '''''בֵּית''''' '''''הִיְשִׁמֹת''''' ], ''House Of The Wastes;'' Sept. '''''Αἰσιμώθ''''' [v. r. '''''Αἰσιμώθ''''' ], but '''''Βηθασιμώθ''''' in Joshua 13:20, and '''''Βηθιασιμούθ''''' [v. r. '''''Ι᾿Ασιμούθ''''' , '''''Βηθασιμούθ''''' ] in Ezekiel 25:9), a town or place not far east of Jordan, near Abel-Shittim, in the "deserts" ( '''''עֲרְבֹת''''' ) of Moab '''''—''''' that is, on the lower level at the south end of the Jordan valley ( Numbers 33:49)-and named with [[Ashdothpisgah]] and Beth-Peor. It was one of the limits of the encampment of [[Israel]] before crossing the Jordan. It lay within the territory of Sihon, king of the [[Amorites]] ( Joshua 12:3), and was allotted to Reuben ( Joshua 13:20), but came at last into the hands of Moab, and formed one of the cities which were "the glory of the country" ( Ezekiel 25:9). According to Eusebius and [[Jerome]] (Onomast. s.v. '''''Βηθασιμούθ''''' , Bethsimuth) it was still called by the same name ( '''''Τόποι''''' '''''Τῇς''''' '''''Ι᾿Σμούθ''''' , [[Domus]] Isimuth) '','' being "opposite Jericho, 10 miles to the south, near the Dead Sea," meaning apparently southeast, and across the Jordan. It is evidently the ''Besimoth'' ( '''''Βησιμώθ''''' ) captured by Placidus, the general of [[Vespasian]] (Josephus, ''War,'' 4, 7, 6). Schwarz ( ''Palest.'' p. 228) states that there are still "the ruins of a ''Beth-Jisimuth'' situated on the north- easternmost point of the Dead Sea, half a mile from the Jordan;" a locality which, although reported by no other traveler, cannot be far from correct (Van de Velde, ''Memoir,'' p. 296). </p> | ||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_1796" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_1796" /> == | ||
<p> '''''beth''''' -'''''jesh´i''''' -'''''moth''''' ( בּית הישׁמת , <i> '''''bēth ha''''' </i> - <i> '''''yeshı̄mōth''''' </i> ; Codex Vaticanus, Ἁισιμώθ , <i> '''''Haisimō̇th''''' </i> ; Codex Alexandrinus, Ασιμώθ , <i> '''''Asimō̇th''''' </i> , and other variants (see <i> DB </i> , under the word)): [[Mentioned]] as the point in the south from which the camp of Israel stretched to Abel-shittim in the plains of Moab ( Numbers 33:49 ). In Joshua 12:3 the way to Beth-jeshimoth is described as South of the Arabah, near the Dead Sea. It was in the lot assigned to Reuben ( Joshua 13:20 ), At what times and how long it was actually held by Israel we do not know; but it appears in Ezekiel 25:9 as belonging to Moab. It may be identical with <i> '''''Khirbet es''''' </i> - <i> '''''Suweimeh''''' </i> , where there are some ruins and a well, about 3 miles East of the mouth of the Jordan. </p> | <p> ''''' beth ''''' - ''''' jesh´i ''''' - ''''' moth ''''' ( בּית הישׁמת , <i> ''''' bēth ha ''''' </i> - <i> ''''' yeshı̄mōth ''''' </i> ; Codex Vaticanus, Ἁισιμώθ , <i> ''''' Haisimō̇th ''''' </i> ; Codex Alexandrinus, Ασιμώθ , <i> ''''' Asimō̇th ''''' </i> , and other variants (see <i> DB </i> , under the word)): [[Mentioned]] as the point in the south from which the camp of Israel stretched to Abel-shittim in the plains of Moab ( Numbers 33:49 ). In Joshua 12:3 the way to Beth-jeshimoth is described as South of the Arabah, near the Dead Sea. It was in the lot assigned to Reuben ( Joshua 13:20 ), At what times and how long it was actually held by Israel we do not know; but it appears in Ezekiel 25:9 as belonging to Moab. It may be identical with <i> ''''' Khirbet es ''''' </i> - <i> ''''' Suweimeh ''''' </i> , where there are some ruins and a well, about 3 miles East of the mouth of the Jordan. </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
Latest revision as of 12:40, 13 October 2021
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [1]
Beth-Jeshimoth (‘the place of the desert’). The S. limit of the encampment on ‘the plains of Moab’ at the close of the journeyings ( Numbers 33:49 ). In Joshua 12:8 it is mentioned as in the S. of the Arabah towards the Dead Sea. In Joshua 13:20 it is assigned to Reuben; and in Ezekiel 25:9 it is spoken of as belonging to Moab. Eusebius places it 10 miles S. of Jericho. Some ruins and a well at the N.E. end of the Dead Sea bear the name of Suwaimeh , which may be a modification of Jeshimoth ; and this situation suits the Biblical narrative.
Smith's Bible Dictionary [2]
Beth-jesh'imoth. (House Of Deserts). Beth-jesh'imoth or Jes'imoth , a town or place east of Jordan, on the lower level at the south end, of the Jordan valley, Numbers 33:49, and named with Ashdod-pisgah and Beth-peor.
It was one of the limits of the encampment of Israel, before crossing the Jordan. Later, it was allotted to Reuben, Joshua 12:3; Joshua 13:20, but came at last, into the hands of Moab, and formed one of the cities which were "the glory of the country." Ezekiel 25:9.
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [3]
("house of the wastes".) A town E. of Jordan in the "deserts" of Moab; last but one of the stations in Israel's journeys in the wilderness ( Numbers 33:49). Originally belonging to Sihon's kingdom; assigned to Reuben ( Joshua 12:3; Joshua 13:20); afterward it became "the glory" of Moab ( Ezekiel 25:9). According to Eusebius, ten miles S. from opposite Jericho, on the Dead Sea.
American Tract Society Bible Dictionary [4]
A city of Reuben, taken from the Moabites, Numbers 33:49 Joshua 12:3 13:20; but retaken by them after the captivity, Ezekiel 25:9 . It lay not far east of the mouth of the Jordan.
Holman Bible Dictionary [5]
Numbers 33:49 Numbers 33:49 Joshua 12:3 Joshua 13:20 Ezekiel 25:9
Easton's Bible Dictionary [6]
Numbers 33:49 Joshua 12:3
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [7]
or (as it is less correctly Anglicized in Numbers 33:49) Beth-jes'imoth (Heb. Beyth Ha-Yeshimoth ' , בֵּית הִיְשִׁימוֹת [in Numbers 33:49, בֵּית הִיְשִׁמֹת ], House Of The Wastes; Sept. Αἰσιμώθ [v. r. Αἰσιμώθ ], but Βηθασιμώθ in Joshua 13:20, and Βηθιασιμούθ [v. r. Ι᾿Ασιμούθ , Βηθασιμούθ ] in Ezekiel 25:9), a town or place not far east of Jordan, near Abel-Shittim, in the "deserts" ( עֲרְבֹת ) of Moab — that is, on the lower level at the south end of the Jordan valley ( Numbers 33:49)-and named with Ashdothpisgah and Beth-Peor. It was one of the limits of the encampment of Israel before crossing the Jordan. It lay within the territory of Sihon, king of the Amorites ( Joshua 12:3), and was allotted to Reuben ( Joshua 13:20), but came at last into the hands of Moab, and formed one of the cities which were "the glory of the country" ( Ezekiel 25:9). According to Eusebius and Jerome (Onomast. s.v. Βηθασιμούθ , Bethsimuth) it was still called by the same name ( Τόποι Τῇς Ι᾿Σμούθ , Domus Isimuth) , being "opposite Jericho, 10 miles to the south, near the Dead Sea," meaning apparently southeast, and across the Jordan. It is evidently the Besimoth ( Βησιμώθ ) captured by Placidus, the general of Vespasian (Josephus, War, 4, 7, 6). Schwarz ( Palest. p. 228) states that there are still "the ruins of a Beth-Jisimuth situated on the north- easternmost point of the Dead Sea, half a mile from the Jordan;" a locality which, although reported by no other traveler, cannot be far from correct (Van de Velde, Memoir, p. 296).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [8]
beth - jesh´i - moth ( בּית הישׁמת , bēth ha - yeshı̄mōth ; Codex Vaticanus, Ἁισιμώθ , Haisimō̇th ; Codex Alexandrinus, Ασιμώθ , Asimō̇th , and other variants (see DB , under the word)): Mentioned as the point in the south from which the camp of Israel stretched to Abel-shittim in the plains of Moab ( Numbers 33:49 ). In Joshua 12:3 the way to Beth-jeshimoth is described as South of the Arabah, near the Dead Sea. It was in the lot assigned to Reuben ( Joshua 13:20 ), At what times and how long it was actually held by Israel we do not know; but it appears in Ezekiel 25:9 as belonging to Moab. It may be identical with Khirbet es - Suweimeh , where there are some ruins and a well, about 3 miles East of the mouth of the Jordan.
References
- ↑ Beth-Jeshimoth from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Beth-Jeshimoth from Smith's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Beth-Jeshimoth from Fausset's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Beth-Jeshimoth from American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Beth-Jeshimoth from Holman Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Beth-Jeshimoth from Easton's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Beth-Jeshimoth from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
- ↑ Beth-Jeshimoth from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
