Betonim
Where it is
32.01° N, 35.71° E
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Mentioned most in
Counted from 1 references · STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0
About this place
Betonim was a town located in the region of Gilead, east of the Jordan River. It is mentioned in the Bible as part of the territory allotted to the tribe of Gad (Joshua 13:26). The town is listed alongside Ramath-mizpeh and Mahanaim, suggesting that it was situated in the northern part of Gad's territory. No other details are provided about Betonim's history, size, or significance. The name Betonim may be derived from the Hebrew word "beten," meaning "belly" or "valley," possibly indicating its location in a valley or lowland area.
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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
a town of Gad, apparently on the northern boundary.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
Read the article →Sources
- STEPBible TIPNR · Translators Individualised Proper Names with all References · CC BY 4.0 · github.com/STEPBible/STEPBible-Data
- OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding · CC BY 4.0 · www.openbible.info/geo/
- Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) · Public domain