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Bethcar

(house of the lamb), a place named as the point to which the Israelites pursued the Philistines, (1 Samuel 7:11) and therefore west of Mizpeh.

In the Bible

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

  • 1 Samuel 7:11

    Then the men of Israel charged out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines, striking them down all the way to an area below Beth-car.

Scripture on Bethcar

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Bethcar references

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Sources · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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