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Bethbarah
(house of the ford), named only in (Judges 7:24) It derived its chief interest in the possibility that its more modern representative may have been Beth-abara, where John baptized. It was probably the chief ford of the district.
In the Bible
1
Verses where Bethbarah is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Judges 7:24
Gideon sent messengers throughout the hill country of Ephraim to say, “Come down against the Midianites and seize the waters of the Jordan ahead of them as far as Beth-barah.” So all the men of Ephraim were called out, and they captured the waters of the Jordan as far as Beth-barah.
Scripture on Bethbarah
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Sources · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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