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<p> '''''bā´al''''' -'''''mē´on''''' בּעל מעון , <i> '''''ba‛al me‛ōn''''' </i> ; Βεελμεών , <i> '''''Beelmeō̇n''''' </i> ̌ : A town built by the children of [[Reuben]] along with Nebo, "their names being changed" ( Numbers 32:38 ), identical with Beon of Numbers 32:3 . As Beth-baal-meon it was given by [[Moses]] to the tribe of Reuben ( Joshua 13:17 ). [[Mesha]] names it as fortified by him (MS, L. 9). It appears in Jeremiah 48:23 as Beth-meon, one of the cities of Moab. Eusebius, <i> Onomasticon </i> speaks of it as a large village near the hot springs, i.e. Callirrhoe, in <i> '''''Wādy Zerḳā Ma‛in''''' </i> , 9 miles from Heshbon. This points to the ruined site of <i> '''''Ma‛ı̄n''''' </i> , about 4 miles Southwest of <i> '''''Madeba''''' </i> . The ruins now visible however are not older than [[Roman]] times. </p> | |||
<p> '''''bā´al''''' -'''''mē´on''''' בּעל מעון , <i> '''''ba‛al me‛ōn''''' </i> ; Βεελμεών , <i> '''''Beelmeō̇n''''' </i> ̌ : A town built by the children of Reuben along with Nebo, "their names being changed" ( Numbers 32:38 ), identical with Beon of Numbers 32:3 . As Beth-baal-meon it was given by Moses to the tribe of Reuben ( Joshua 13:17 ). Mesha names it as fortified by him (MS, L. 9). It appears in Jeremiah 48:23 as Beth-meon, one of the cities of Moab. Eusebius, <i> Onomasticon </i> speaks of it as a large village near the hot springs, i.e. Callirrhoe, in <i> '''''Wādy Zerḳā Ma‛in''''' </i> , 9 miles from Heshbon. This points to the ruined site of <i> '''''Ma‛ı̄n''''' </i> , about 4 miles Southwest of <i> '''''Madeba''''' </i> . The ruins now visible however are not older than Roman times. </p | |||
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bā´al -mē´on בּעל מעון , ba‛al me‛ōn ; Βεελμεών , Beelmeō̇n ̌ : A town built by the children of Reuben along with Nebo, "their names being changed" ( Numbers 32:38 ), identical with Beon of Numbers 32:3 . As Beth-baal-meon it was given by Moses to the tribe of Reuben ( Joshua 13:17 ). Mesha names it as fortified by him (MS, L. 9). It appears in Jeremiah 48:23 as Beth-meon, one of the cities of Moab. Eusebius, Onomasticon speaks of it as a large village near the hot springs, i.e. Callirrhoe, in Wādy Zerḳā Ma‛in , 9 miles from Heshbon. This points to the ruined site of Ma‛ı̄n , about 4 miles Southwest of Madeba . The ruins now visible however are not older than Roman times.
