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Bajith

House, probably a city of Moab, which had a celebrated idol-temple (Isa. 15:2). It has also been regarded as denoting simply the temple of the idol of Moab as opposed to the “high place.”

Also from Smith's (1884) +

(the horse), referring to the “temple” of the false gods of Moab, as opposed to the “high places” in the same sentence. (Isaiah 15:2) and comp. (Isaiah 16:12)

In the Bible

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Verses where Bajith is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • Isaiah 15:2

    Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shaved, every beard is cut off.

Scripture on Bajith

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Bajith references

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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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