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Bene-berak

בְּנֵי־בְרַק · be.ne-b.raq · H11391 mention, all in Joshua

Where it is

32.04° N, 34.83° E · uk.geocities.com/jonpartin/joshua4.html

Coordinates and map: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding · CC BY 4.0 · drawn without map tiles

Mentioned most in

Counted from 1 references · STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

About this place

Bene-berak is mentioned only once in the Bible, in Joshua 19:45, as part of the list of towns allotted to the tribe of Dan in the land of Canaan. The name "Bene-berak" means "sons of lightning" in Hebrew.

The exact location of Bene-berak is not specified in the Bible, but it was likely situated in the coastal plain of Canaan, within the territory assigned to the tribe of Dan.

Article: STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

Every mention

1 reference, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)

Joshua 1 mention

What the dictionary says

ben-e-be'-rak (bene beraq; Banebarak): A town in the territory of Da (Jos 19:45), represented by the modern village Ibn Ibraq, about an hour Southeast of Jaffa.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)
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