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Beth-jeshimoth

House of wastes, or deserts, a town near Abel-shittim, east of Jordan, in the desert of Moab, where the Israelites encamped not long before crossing the Jordan (Num. 33:49; A.V., “Bethjesimoth”). It was within the territory of Sihon, king of the Amorites (Josh. 12:3).

In the Bible

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Verses where Beth-jeshimoth is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • Ezekiel 25:9

    therefore I will indeed expose the flank of Moab beginning with its frontier cities—Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim—the glory of the land.

  • Joshua 12:3

    as well as the Arabah east of the Sea of Chinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea ), eastward through Beth-jeshimoth, and southward below the slopes of Pisgah.

  • Joshua 13:20

    Beth-peor, the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth-jeshimoth—

  • Numbers 33:49

    And there on the plains of Moab they camped by the Jordan, from Beth-jeshimoth to Abel-shittim.

Scripture on Beth-jeshimoth

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Beth-jeshimoth references

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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

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