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Bethgader A place (Jos 12:13, Geder), 1Ch 2:51, occupied by Caleb’s descendants. Fuente: Fausset’s Bible Dictionary Bethgader [Beth-ga’der] Apparently a place near Beth-lehem, of which Hareph was the founder. 1Ch 2:51. Fuente: Concise Bible Dictionary

Bethezel (“house of firmness”.) Situated probably in the shephelah or low hilly land of Judah, near Zaanan or Zenan (Jos 15:37). Though Bethezel means the house on the side, i.e. near Zaanan, it got no comfort from Zaanan’s inhabitants in its mourning (Mic 1:11). There was an Azal near Jerusalem (Zec 14:5) (See ZAANAN.) Fuente: … Continue reading “Bethezel”

Bethesda Miracle Of in art. Of this there is an ancient representation on a sarcophagus from the Vatican cemetery. The subject occupies the centre of the tomb. A wavy line, representing water, divides the composition horizontally into two compartments: on the lower, the impotent man is seen lying onhis couch, which is covered by a … Continue reading “Bethesda Miracle Of”

BETHESDA House of mercy, the name of a pool or fountain near the temple in Jerusalem, with an open building over or near it, for the accommodation of the sick who came to try the healing efficacy of the water, Joh 5:2 . Tradition locates this pool in what is now a large dry reservoir, … Continue reading “Bethesda”

Bethemek Jos 19:27. On the border of Asher, S. of the valley of Jiphthahel. Fuente: Fausset’s Bible Dictionary Bethemek [Beth-e’mek] Town on the border of Asher. Jos 19:27. Identified by some with Amka, 32 58′ N 35 10′ E. Fuente: Concise Bible Dictionary

Bether (Heb. id. ), the name of certain mountains mentioned only in Son 2:17. The word means, properly, dissection (as in Gen 5:10; Jer 34:18-19, piece); the mountains of Bether may therefore be mountains of disjunction, of separation, that is, mountains cut up, divided by ravines, etc. The Sept. gives , mountains of hollows in … Continue reading “Bether”

Bethell Christopher, D.D a prelate of the Church of England, son of Rev. Richard Bethell, was born at Isleworth, England, in 1773. Dr. Bethell was educated at King’s College, Cambridge, where he took the degree of B.A. in 1796, became a fellow of his college and second member’s prizeman. In 1824 he was nominated to … Continue reading “Bethell Christopher, D.D”

Betheljoshua a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church South, was born in Nelson County, Va., about 1805. He experienced religion in 1825, began preaching in 1828, and in 1829 entered the Virginia Conference. In 1840, on account of ill-health, he became superannuated, but in 1850 resumed his place in the active ranks. In 1856, being … Continue reading “Betheljoshua”

Bethelite (Heb. Beyth ha-Eli’, ; Sept. ), a designation of Hiel, who rebuilt Jericho, and experienced the curse pronounced long before (1Ki 16:34); doubtless a native of Bethel in Benjamin. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Bethelite a designation of Hiel (q.v.), who rebuilt Jericho and experienced the curse pronounced long before (1 … Continue reading “Bethelite”

Bethel, Mount ( , har beth-‘el; , Baithel louza (1Sa 13:2, the Revised Version (British and American) the mount of Bethel; Jos 16:1)): The hill which stretches from the North of the town to Tell Asur. The road to Shechem lies along the ridge. An army in possession of these heights easily commanded the route … Continue reading “Bethel, Mount”