The meaning of “בֵּית הַיְשִׁימוֹת”
Understanding Bêyth ha-Yshîy-môwth reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Beth-jeshimoth. - § Beth-jesimoth = "house of the desolation" - Beth-ha-Jeshimoth, a town East of the Jordan 1) a place ...
בֵּית הַיְשִׁימוֹת
Beth-jeshimoth. - § Beth-jesimoth = "house of the desolation" - Beth-ha-Jeshimoth, a town East of the Jordan 1) a place in Moab given to the tribe of Reuben
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 33:49 | “And they pitched by Jordan, from Beth–jesimoth even unto Abel–shittim in the plains of Moab.” Word: בֵּית הַיְשִׁימוֹת (Bêyth ha-Yshîy-môwth) | |
| Joshua 12:3 | “And from the plain to the sea of Chinneroth on the east, and unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea on the east, the way to Beth–jeshimoth; and from the south, under Ashdoth–pisgah:” Word: בֵּית הַיְשִׁימוֹת (Bêyth ha-Yshîy-môwth) | |
| Joshua 13:20 | “And Beth–peor, and Ashdoth–pisgah, and Beth–jeshimoth,” Word: בֵּית הַיְשִׁימוֹת (Bêyth ha-Yshîy-môwth) | |
| Ezekiel 25:9 | “Therefore, behold, I will open the side of Moab from the cities, from his cities which are on his frontiers, the glory of the country, Beth–jeshimoth, Baal–meon, and Kiriathaim,” Word: בֵּית הַיְשִׁימוֹת (Bêyth ha-Yshîy-môwth) |