Beth-Gamul

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Beth-ga'mul. (Camel-House). A town of Moab, in the downs, east of Jordan.  Jeremiah 48:23. Compare  Jeremiah 48:21.

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

Beth-Gamul (  Jeremiah 48:23 ). A place in Moab, noticed with Dibon, Kiriathaim, and Beth-meon. It is now the ruin Umm el-Jemâl , towards the east of the plateau, south of Medeba.

Holman Bible Dictionary

 Jeremiah 48:23

Easton's Bible Dictionary

 Jeremiah 48:23

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(Heb. Beyth Gamul', בֵּית גָּמוּל , House Of the Weaned, or possibly Camel- House; Sept. Οϊ v Κος v. r. Γαιμώλ v. r. Γαμῶλα ) , a city, apparently in the "plain country" of Moab, denounced by the prophet ( Jeremiah 48:23). Dr. Smith suggests ( Biblical Researches, 3, Append. p. 153) that it is the modern Um-Jemal, a ruined site on the road (south according to Burckhardt, p. 106) from Busrah to Dera (his Edrei); which is probably correct, although it is difficult to believe that Moab ever extended so far north. (See Bozrah).

Prof. Merrill gives some reasons for thinking that Moab may have been popularly regarded as including the modern Um el-Jemal (East of the Jordan, p. 86). He gives a detailed description of the place (p. 82).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

beth - gā´mul ( בּית גּמוּל , bēth gāmūl  ; οῖκος Γαιμώλ , oı́kos Gaimō̇l  ; Codex Sinaiticus, Γαμωλά , Gamōlá ): A city in Moab named with Dibon, Kiriathaim and Beth-meon ( Jeremiah 48:23 ). Conder places it at Umm el - Jamāl , toward East of the plateau, S. of Medeba ( HDB , under the word). Others (Guthe, Kurz. bib. Wörterbuch , under the word; Buhl, GAP , 268, etc.) favor Jemeil , a site 6 miles East of Dhı̄bān . Since the town is not mentioned among the cities of Israel Buhl doubts if it should be sought North of the Arnon.