Bene-jaakan Summary
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Bene-jaakan (Beeroth Bene-jaakan) was an Israelite encampment during the wilderness wanderings.
Bene-jaakan
PlaceIsraelite encampment during the wilderness wanderings.
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Bene-jaakan
sons of sorrow
- en Bene Jaakan · Also called
- en Beeroth Bene-jaakan · Also called
- en Beeroth/ Bene-jaakan · Also called
- en Beeroth of/ children of Jaakan · Also called
- en Beeroth of the children of Jaakan · Also called
- he בְּנֵי יַעֲקָ֑ן · H1142G
- he בְּנֵי יַעֲקָ֑ן+H0881H«H0881=בְּאֵרוֹת · H1142H
- he בְּאֵרֹת בְּנֵי־יַעֲקָן · H0885
- bg Бене-Яакан
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Bene-jaakan Article
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Bene-jaakan, also known as Beeroth Bene-jaakan, was one of the places where the Israelites camped during their wilderness wanderings after the Exodus from Egypt. The name "Bene-jaakan" means "sons of Jaakan" in Hebrew, while "Beeroth Bene-jaakan" means "wells of the sons of Jaakan."
In Numbers 33:31-32, Bene-jaakan is listed as one of the stages in the Israelites' journey from Egypt to the Promised Land. The passage states that they traveled from Moseroth and camped at Bene-jaakan, and then they journeyed from Bene-jaakan and camped at Hor-haggidgad.
In Deu.10.6, Beeroth Bene-jaakan is mentioned in the context of Moses' recounting of the Israelites' travels. It states that the Israelites traveled from Beeroth Bene-jaakan to Moserah, where Aaron died and was buried.
The exact location of Bene-jaakan or Beeroth Bene-jaakan is not specified in the Bible, but it was likely situated somewhere in the Sinai Peninsula or the Negev desert. The mention of wells in the name suggests that it may have been a place with a reliable water source, which would have been important during the Israelites' desert wanderings.
Bene-jaakan Dictionary
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Children of Jaakan (Num. 33:31, 32), the same as Beeroth.
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