Bithron
Where it is
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About this place
Bithron is mentioned in 2Sa.2.29 as a ravine or region crossed by Abner and his men after a battle with Joab's forces. Following the death of Asahel, Joab's brother, at the hands of Abner, the two armies disengaged, and Abner's men retreated. They traveled through the Bithron ravine all night before arriving at Mahanaim. The exact location of Bithron is not specified in the biblical text, but it appears to be a geographic feature that provided a route of escape for Abner's army.
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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)
2 Samuel 1 mention
What the dictionary says
more accurately the Bithron (a craggy gorge or ravine), a place, doubtless a district, in the Jordan valley on the east side of the river.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
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- STEPBible TIPNR · Translators Individualised Proper Names with all References · CC BY 4.0 · github.com/STEPBible/STEPBible-Data
- Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) · Public domain