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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_25294" /> ==
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_25294" /> ==
<p> (Heb. Bilam', בַּלְעָם, same name as [[Balaam]] [q.v.]; Sept. Ι᾿εμβλάαν v. r. Ι᾿βλαάμ; Vulg. ''Baalam),'' a town in the western half of the tribe of Manasseh, named in &nbsp;1 Chronicles 6:70 as being given (with its "suburbs") to the Kohathites. In the lists in Joshua 17, 21 this name does not appear, but IBLEAM (See Ibleam) (q.v.) and (See Gath-Rimmon) are substituted for it, the former by an easy change of letters, the latter uncertain. (See Belamon) (Βελαμών ) of &nbsp;Judith 8:3. </p>
<p> (Heb. Bilam', '''''בַּלְעָם''''' , same name as [[Balaam]] [q.v.]; Sept. '''''Ι᾿Εμβλάαν''''' v. r. '''''Ι᾿Βλαάμ''''' ; Vulg. ''Baalam),'' a town in the western half of the tribe of Manasseh, named in &nbsp;1 Chronicles 6:70 as being given (with its "suburbs") to the Kohathites. In the lists in Joshua 17, 21 this name does not appear, but IBLEAM (See Ibleam) (q.v.) and (See Gath-Rimmon) are substituted for it, the former by an easy change of letters, the latter uncertain. (See Belamon) ( '''''Βελαμών''''' ) of &nbsp;Judith 8:3. </p>
          
          
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_1848" /> ==
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_1848" /> ==
<p> '''''bil´ē̇''''' -'''''am''''' ( בּלעם , <i> '''''bil‛ām''''' </i> ; Ιβλαάμ , <i> '''''Iblaám''''' </i> ): A town in the territory of [[Manasseh]] assigned to the [[Kohathite]] [[Levites]] (&nbsp;1 Chronicles 6:70 ), probably the same as Ibleam (&nbsp;Joshua 17:11 , etc.), and identical with the modern <i> '''''Bel‛āmeh''''' </i> , half a mile South of <i> '''''Jenı̄n''''' </i> . </p>
<p> ''''' bil´ē̇ ''''' - ''''' am ''''' ( בּלעם , <i> ''''' bil‛ām ''''' </i> ; Ιβλαάμ , <i> ''''' Iblaám ''''' </i> ): A town in the territory of [[Manasseh]] assigned to the [[Kohathite]] [[Levites]] (&nbsp;1 Chronicles 6:70 ), probably the same as Ibleam (&nbsp;Joshua 17:11 , etc.), and identical with the modern <i> ''''' Bel‛āmeh ''''' </i> , half a mile South of <i> ''''' Jenı̄n ''''' </i> . </p>
          
          
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Revision as of 16:17, 14 October 2021

Smith's Bible Dictionary [1]

Bil'eam. (Foreigners). A town, in the western half of the tribe of Manasseh, named only in  1 Chronicles 6:70. Same As Ibleam And Gath-rimmon .  Joshua 17:11 and  Joshua 21:24.

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [2]

Bileam (  1 Chronicles 6:70 ). A Levitical city of Manasseh, the same as Ibleam of   Joshua 17:11 , Jdg 1:27 ,   2 Kings 9:27 : prob. the mod. Bel’ame (see Moore on   Judges 1:27 ).

Fausset's Bible Dictionary [3]

A town in the western half of Manasseh, given to the Kohathites ( 1 Chronicles 6:70). IBLEAM is the same name by transposition of letters ( Joshua 17:11); Gath-Rimmon in  Joshua 21:24.

Morrish Bible Dictionary [4]

Levitical city in Manasseh, west of the Jordan.  1 Chronicles 6:70 . Supposed to be the same as GATH-RIMMON in  Joshua 21:25 , and perhaps the same as IBLEAM in  Joshua 17:11 .

Holman Bible Dictionary [5]

Ibleam Joshua 21:25

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [6]

(Heb. Bilam', בַּלְעָם , same name as Balaam [q.v.]; Sept. Ι᾿Εμβλάαν v. r. Ι᾿Βλαάμ ; Vulg. Baalam), a town in the western half of the tribe of Manasseh, named in  1 Chronicles 6:70 as being given (with its "suburbs") to the Kohathites. In the lists in Joshua 17, 21 this name does not appear, but IBLEAM (See Ibleam) (q.v.) and (See Gath-Rimmon) are substituted for it, the former by an easy change of letters, the latter uncertain. (See Belamon) ( Βελαμών ) of  Judith 8:3.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [7]

bil´ē̇ - am ( בּלעם , bil‛ām  ; Ιβλαάμ , Iblaám ): A town in the territory of Manasseh assigned to the Kohathite Levites ( 1 Chronicles 6:70 ), probably the same as Ibleam ( Joshua 17:11 , etc.), and identical with the modern Bel‛āmeh , half a mile South of Jenı̄n .

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