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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_23351" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_23351" /> == | ||
<p> (Heb. Bath-rabbim', בִּתאּרִבַּים ''Daughter Of Many;'' Sept. translates literally | <p> (Heb. Bath-rabbim', '''''בִּתאּרִבַּים''''' ''Daughter Of Many;'' Sept. translates literally '''''Θυγατὴρ''''' '''''Τολλῶν''''' ), the name of one of the gates of the ancient city of Heshbon, by ( '''''עִל''''' ) which were two "pools," to which Solomon likens the eyes of his beloved ( Song of Solomon 7:4 [5]). The "Gate of Bath- rabbim" at Heshbon would, according to the Oriental custom, be the gate pointing to a town of that name. The only place in this neighborhood at all resembling Bath-rabbim in sound is [[Rabbah]] ([[Amman]] ) '','' but the one tank of which we gain any intelligence as remaining at Heshbon is on the opposite (S.) side of the town to Amman (Porter, ''Handbook,'' p. 298). </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:06, 15 October 2021
Smith's Bible Dictionary [1]
Bath-rab'bim. (Daughter Of Many). The Gate Of Bathrabbim . One of the gates of the ancient city of Heshbon . Song of Solomon 7:4-5.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [2]
Bath-Rabbim (‘daughter of multitudes’). The name of a gate of Heshbon, near which were pools, to which the Shulammite’s eyes are compared ( Song of Solomon 7:4 ).
R. A. S. Macalister.
Holman Bible Dictionary [3]
Song of Solomon 7:4Heshbon
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [4]
(Heb. Bath-rabbim', בִּתאּרִבַּים Daughter Of Many; Sept. translates literally Θυγατὴρ Τολλῶν ), the name of one of the gates of the ancient city of Heshbon, by ( עִל ) which were two "pools," to which Solomon likens the eyes of his beloved ( Song of Solomon 7:4 [5]). The "Gate of Bath- rabbim" at Heshbon would, according to the Oriental custom, be the gate pointing to a town of that name. The only place in this neighborhood at all resembling Bath-rabbim in sound is Rabbah (Amman ) , but the one tank of which we gain any intelligence as remaining at Heshbon is on the opposite (S.) side of the town to Amman (Porter, Handbook, p. 298).
