Bamoth Summary
STEPBible TIPNR
Bamoth was an Israelite encampment in Moab during the Exodus. (Numbers 21:19-20)
Bamoth
PlaceIsraelite encampment in Moab during the Exodus.
Names
- en Bamoth
- he בָּמוֹת · H1120G
- bg Бамот
Location
Kind: City
Modern name: Khirbet el Quweiqiyeh
Certainty: Probable
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Bamoth Article
STEPBible TIPNR
Bamoth is mentioned in Numbers 21:19-20 as one of the places where the Israelites camped during their journey through the wilderness after the Exodus from Egypt. It was located in the territory of Moab, near the Arnon River. The name "Bamoth" means "high places" in Hebrew, suggesting that it may have been situated on an elevated location.
Bamoth Dictionary
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Heights, the forty-seventh station of the Israelites (Num. 21:19, 20) in the territory of the Moabites.
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