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<p> '''''bek´ti''''' -'''''leth''''' ( τὸ πεδίον Βαικτειλαίθ , <i> '''''tó pedı́on Baikteilaı́th''''' </i> ): A plain which is defined as "near the mountain which is at the left hand of the upper Cilicia" (Judith 2:21). The name in [[Syriac]] is <i> '''''Beth Ḳeṭilath''''' </i> , "house of slaughter." So far there is no clue to its identification. </p> | <p> ''''' bek´ti ''''' - ''''' leth ''''' ( τὸ πεδίον Βαικτειλαίθ , <i> ''''' tó pedı́on Baikteilaı́th ''''' </i> ): A plain which is defined as "near the mountain which is at the left hand of the upper Cilicia" (Judith 2:21). The name in [[Syriac]] is <i> ''''' [[Beth]] Ḳeṭilath ''''' </i> , "house of slaughter." So far there is no clue to its identification. </p> | ||
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Revision as of 16:17, 14 October 2021
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [1]
Bectileth ( Jdt 2:21 ). A plain between Nineveh and Cilicia. Perhaps the Bactiali of the Peutinger Tables, 21 miles from Antioch.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [2]
bek´ti - leth ( τὸ πεδίον Βαικτειλαίθ , tó pedı́on Baikteilaı́th ): A plain which is defined as "near the mountain which is at the left hand of the upper Cilicia" (Judith 2:21). The name in Syriac is Beth Ḳeṭilath , "house of slaughter." So far there is no clue to its identification.
