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<p> '''Beth-hog'la.''' ''(partridge-house).'' '''Beth-hog'la''' and '''Holg'lah''' , a place on the border of Judah, Joshua 15:6, and of Benjamin. Joshua 18:19; Joshua 18:21. [[A]] magnificent spring and a ruin between [[Jericho]] and the Jordan, still bear the name of ''Ainhajala'' . </p> | |||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_24776" /> == | |||
<p> ( Joshua 15:6) or Beth-hog'lah (Heb. ''Beyth Choglah'' ''','' בֵּית חָגְלָה, partridge-house; though [[Jerome]] [''Onomast.'' s.v. Area-atad, where he states that ''Betag'' '''a'' was three miles from Jericho and two from the Jordan] gives another interpretation, ''locus gyri,'' reading the name בֵּית עִגְלָה, and connecting it with the funeral races or dances at the mourning for Jacob, (See [[Atad]]); Sept. Βηθαγλά v. r. Βαιθαγλαάμ, Βεθεγαιώ, Βαιθαλαγά ), a place on the border of Judah ( Joshua 15:6) and of [[Benjamin]] ( Joshua 18:19), to which latter tribe it was reckoned as belonging ( Joshua 18:21). [[Eusebius]] and Jerome speak (''Onomast.'' s.v. [[''B]] Βηθαλαίμ, Bethagla'' ) of two villages of this name, but they assign them both to the vicinity of Gaza. [[Josephus]] (''Ant.'' 13, 1, 5) reads ''Bethagla'' (Βηθαλαγά, doubtless for Βηθαγαλά ) instead of the [[Bethbasi]] (See [[Bethbasi]]) (q.v.) of 1 [[Maccabees]] 9:62. Dr. Robinson found a ruined site, doubtless the same, called by the Arabs ''Kusr-Hajla,'' twenty minutes [[S.W.]] by [[W.]] of a fine spring in this region called by the same name (Ain-Hajla), although he saw no ruins at the spring itself (''Researches,'' 2, 268). It was also visited by [[M.]] de Saulcy, who states that he picked up large cubes of primitive mosaic at the place, indicating, in his opinion, the existence of a Biblical city in the neighborhood (''Narrative,'' 2, 35); comp. Wilson, ''Lands'' of Bible, 2, 15; Schwarz, Palest. p. 94. </p> | |||
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Smith's Bible Dictionary [1]
Beth-hog'la. (partridge-house). Beth-hog'la and Holg'lah , a place on the border of Judah, Joshua 15:6, and of Benjamin. Joshua 18:19; Joshua 18:21. A magnificent spring and a ruin between Jericho and the Jordan, still bear the name of Ainhajala .
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [2]
( Joshua 15:6) or Beth-hog'lah (Heb. Beyth Choglah , בֵּית חָגְלָה, partridge-house; though Jerome [Onomast. s.v. Area-atad, where he states that Betag a was three miles from Jericho and two from the Jordan] gives another interpretation, locus gyri, reading the name בֵּית עִגְלָה, and connecting it with the funeral races or dances at the mourning for Jacob, (See Atad); Sept. Βηθαγλά v. r. Βαιθαγλαάμ, Βεθεγαιώ, Βαιθαλαγά ), a place on the border of Judah ( Joshua 15:6) and of Benjamin ( Joshua 18:19), to which latter tribe it was reckoned as belonging ( Joshua 18:21). Eusebius and Jerome speak (Onomast. s.v. ''B Βηθαλαίμ, Bethagla ) of two villages of this name, but they assign them both to the vicinity of Gaza. Josephus (Ant. 13, 1, 5) reads Bethagla (Βηθαλαγά, doubtless for Βηθαγαλά ) instead of the Bethbasi (See Bethbasi) (q.v.) of 1 Maccabees 9:62. Dr. Robinson found a ruined site, doubtless the same, called by the Arabs Kusr-Hajla, twenty minutes S.W. by W. of a fine spring in this region called by the same name (Ain-Hajla), although he saw no ruins at the spring itself (Researches, 2, 268). It was also visited by M. de Saulcy, who states that he picked up large cubes of primitive mosaic at the place, indicating, in his opinion, the existence of a Biblical city in the neighborhood (Narrative, 2, 35); comp. Wilson, Lands of Bible, 2, 15; Schwarz, Palest. p. 94.
