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Beeroth

Ancient site; 8 competing modern identifications, best supported being Khirbet el Burj.

Placesettlement9 verseslocation disputed

Where was it?

Scholars do not agree. Every proposal recorded by the source is shown with its support score, so you can see the weight of opinion rather than a single answer.

Proposed site: Khirbet el Burj · distanceOpen in OpenStreetMap

Khirbet el Burj252
31.8238, 35.1872distance
Al Bira244
31.9051, 35.2150settlement
Nabi Samwil97
31.8327, 35.1801visible
Biddu48
31.8339, 35.1483settlement
Ras et Tahuneh30
31.9088, 35.2117settlement
El Jib29
31.8475, 35.1834settlement
Khirbet Raddana13
31.9121, 35.2020settlement
Tell en Nasbeh-8
31.8851, 35.2164tel

Name variants

Beeroth (60)
Beerothite (19)
Beerothites (7)
Berothite (4)

References

Topical references

1. A station of the Israelites. Aaron died at — Deuteronomy 10:6
2. A city of the Hivites — Joshua 9:17; Joshua 18:25; 2 Samuel 4:2; Ezra 2:25; Nehemiah 7:29

Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.