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Beten

Place

Town allotted to the tribe of Asher.

Names
  • en Beten
    belly
  • he בֶּ֫טֶן · H0991
  • bg Бетен
Location
Kind: City
Modern name: Khirbet Ibtin
Certainty: Probable
32.934736, 35.270799 · Show on map
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panorama including Khirbet Ibtin, which is at the base of the hill at center
panorama including Khirbet Ibtin, which is at the base of the hill at center · Hanay · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Official source
Beten Summary STEPBible TIPNR

Beten was a town allotted to the tribe of Asher in the division of the Promised Land. (Joshua 19:25)

Beten Article STEPBible TIPNR

Beten is mentioned only once in the Bible, in Joshua 19:25, as part of the list of towns and territories allotted to the tribe of Asher during the division of the Promised Land under Joshua's leadership. The town is listed along with other cities such as Achshaph, Alammelech, and Amad. The exact location of Beten is not specified in the Bible, but it was within the territory of Asher, which was situated in the northwestern part of Canaan, along the Mediterranean coast.

Sources: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data (CC BY 4.0, aafc721) · STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0, Beten@Jos.19.25) · Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0, beten_183)

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