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Bene-berak

Place

Town allotted to the tribe of Dan.

Names
  • en Bene-berak
  • en Bene Berak · Also called
  • he בְּנֵי־בְרַק · H1139
  • bg Бене-Варак
Location
Kind: City
Modern name: Al Khayriyya
Certainty: Probable
32.035782, 34.827108 · Show on map
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landfill at Al Khayriyya
landfill at Al Khayriyya · Davidbena · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Official source
Bene-berak Summary STEPBible TIPNR

Bene-berak was a town allotted to the tribe of Dan. (Joshua 19:45)

Bene-berak Article STEPBible TIPNR

Bene-berak is mentioned only once in the Bible, in Joshua 19:45, as part of the list of towns allotted to the tribe of Dan in the land of Canaan. The name "Bene-berak" means "sons of lightning" in Hebrew.

The exact location of Bene-berak is not specified in the Bible, but it was likely situated in the coastal plain of Canaan, within the territory assigned to the tribe of Dan.

Sources: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data (CC BY 4.0, ae83378) · STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0, Bene-berak@Jos.19.45) · Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0, bene-berak_173) · Wikidata (CC0 1.0, Q4887206)

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