Mephaath

This is a list of places mentioned in the Bible, which do not have their own Wikipedia articles. See also the list of biblical places for locations which do have their own article.

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Abana

Abana, according to 2 Kings 5:12, was one of the " rivers of Damascus", along with the Pharpar river.

Abdon

Abdon was a Levitical city in Asher allocated to the Gershonites according to Joshua 21:30 and 1 Chronicles 6:74.

Abel-Shittim

Abel-Shittim, the last Israelite encampment before crossing into the Promised Land, is identified by Josephus with Abila in Peraea, probably the site of modern Tell el-Hammam in Jordan.

Adam

Adam was a location which, according to Joshua 3:16, was along the Jordan River, near Zarethan. According to Cheyne and Black, it may be a scribal error for "Adamah".

Adadah

Adadah is the name of a town mentioned in Joshua 15:22, in a list of towns inside the territory of the Tribe of Judah. The name "Adadah" appears nowhere else in the Bible."Adadah", in According to the ''Encyclopaedia Biblica,'' the name "Adadah" may be a miswritten version of ''Ararah,'' a name equivalent to " Aroer".

Addan

Addan or Addon is a Babylonian location mentioned in Ezra 2:59 and Nehemiah 7:61.

Adithaim

Adithaim, mentioned only in Joshua 15:30, is listed among locations belonging to Judah in the Shephelah."Adithaim", in

Adria

Adria, mentioned in Acts 27:27, is a term used for "the division of the Mediterranean which lies between Sicily and Malta on the West and Crete on the East".W. J. Woodhouse
"Adria"
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Aesora

Aesora (or Esora) is a location mentioned only in Judith 4:4. The Book of Judith is considered canonical by most Christians, but not by Jews and most Protestants.

The Septuagint calls it ''Aisora'', ''Arasousia'', ''Aisoraa'', or ''Assaron,'' depending on the manuscript."Esora"
in The book of Judith places it between Choba and the Valley of Salem. According to Cheyne and Black (1899), the exact location is uncertain. It could be the same as Tel Hazor, which is mentioned in the book of Joshua; or at an As r- Michmethath (Joshua 16:6) which Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich and the Bordeau Pilgrim place at modern Tayasir.

Aetan

Aetan appears in the Septuagint version of the Book of Joshua.

Ahava

Ahava is the name of a canal or river mentioned in the Book of Ezra. The location is unknown. Albert Barnes says it was both a town and a river.

Almon

Almon is a location mentioned in Joshua 21:18 given to the Kohathites, and thought to be near the modern Israeli settlement at Almon, Mateh Binyamin in the West Bank.

Amad

Amad is a biblical place-name mentioned only in Joshua 19:26."Amad", in It appears in a list of locations that make up the borders of the territory assigned to the biblical Tribe of Asher.

Amam

Amam (, ) is an unidentified site in the Negeb of Judah, near the border with Edom, mentioned in Joshua 15:26.

Anaharath

Anaharath is described in Joshua 19:19 as a location on the border of the territory belonging to the Tribe of Issachar. It was most likely located at the site now known as Tel Rekhesh/Tell el-Mukharkhash in the Tabor Stream valley.

Arah of the Sidonians

Arah of the Sidonians is a place-name which appears in Joshua 13:4. Other translations render the name Mearah. The initial syllable ''me-'' here is commonly interpreted as a preposition, yielding the translation "from Arah" instead of "Mearah". The ''me-'' is also interpreted as "from" by Thomas Kelly Cheyne, although he additionally proposed that further scribal error had influenced the word."Mearah", in

Arumah

Arumah is a location mentioned in Judges 9:41, as the place where Gideon's son Abimelech lived for a time. The location is generally considered to be the same as the modern Jebel el-Urmah.

Ascent of Luhith

''See Luhith.''

Ashnah

Ashnah is the name given in Joshua 15 (verses 33 and 43) for two places in the Shephelah of Judah. For the first, the modern location Aslin has been proposed; for the second, Idna.

Ataroth-addar

Ataroth-addar is a location mentioned in Joshua 16:5. It may be the same location as the Ataroth mentioned in 16:2.

Aznoth-tabor

Aznoth-tabor is the name of a place in the territory of the Tribe of Naphtali. It is probably the modern Khirbet el-Jebeil, c. 3 miles north of Mount Tabor.

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Beer

Beer was a location reached by the Israelites during their Exodus journey, mentioned in Numbers 21:16-18. After the death of Aaron, the Israelites moved on, apparently at pace, through a series of locations along the Moabite/ Amorite border. There was a well at Beer, where Moses was able to assemble and refresh the travelling community, and which was associated with a song regarding the Israelite leaders and 'the lawgiver' in providing water.

Another Beer (or Bera) is mentioned in Judges 9:21 as the place to which Gideon's youngest son, Joatham or Jotham, fled to escape from Abimelech after his 69 brothers had been killed. Matthew Poole described Beer as "a place remote from Shechem, and out of Abimelech's reach"; and the Pulpit Commentary suggests it is "either the same as Beeroth, among the heights of the tribe of Benjamin (Joshua 9:17), now El-Birch, 'the first halting-place for caravans on the northern road from Jerusalem' ( Arthur Penrhyn Stanley, ''Sinai and Palestine'', p. 210); or a place called by Eusebius 'Beta', now El-Birch, eight Roman miles from Eleutheropolis (now Beit Jibrin), and possibly the same as the place of the same name described by Maundrell as four hours from Jerusalem, and two hours west of Bethel; or, as Ewald thinks, Beer beyond Jordan (Numbers 21:16 ee above". The commentary concludes that "it is impossible to decide which, or whether any, of these is the place designated as Jotham's place of refuge.

Beer-lahai-roi

Beer-lahai-roi or well of the Life which saw me is the name of a well in the Negev which is known for its appearance in a story in which God appears to Hagar."Beer-lahai-roi", in Later the Book of Genesis claims that Isaac stayed near it. Genesis locates this well in the wilderness of Beer-sheba, "on the way to Shur ... between Kadesh and Bered". Because the ''Beer'' in Beer-lahai-roi is simply the Hebrew word "well", the King James Version renders the whole expression "the well Lahairoi".

The biblical references to it may place it somewhere in the vicinity of the modern Bir 'Asluj.

Beeroth

''See Beeroth (biblical city).''

Beeroth (; in LXX ) is a minor city in Gibeon mentioned in . Maspero, Petrie, also Müller and Budge identify the place name Baertou mentioned in the Annals of Thutmose III at Temple of Karnak as biblical Beeroth.

Beon

Beon is a location mentioned only in Numbers 32:3. It may be a copying error for "Meon".

Bera

An alternative name for Beer.

Bered

Bered is a location mentioned only in Genesis 16:14, which locates Hagar between Kadesh and Bered at the time of her meeting with an angel while pregnant.

Berothah

Berothah is a place mentioned in passing in Ezekiel 47:16.

Beth-Anath

A place mentioned in Judges 1:33 and situated in the tribal territory of Naphtali.

Bethanath

Bethanath

Betharabah

Betharabah

Beth-aram

Beth-aram

Betharbel

Betharbel ( Hosea 10:14)

Beth-aven

Beth-aven was a city located within the tribal territory of Benjamin (Joshua 18:12), associated with Jonathan's triumph over the Philistines in the Battle of Michmas. Beth-aven, in It Is opposed to Beth-el. In the same book, a caution is issued to Beth-Aven alongside Gibeah and Ramah about a looming invasion. Proposals for Beth-Aven's location vary, with none confirmed. Some suggest it is a derogatory term for Beth-el, reflecting its association with Jeroboam's golden calf.

Beth-azmaveth

Beth-azmaveth

Beth-barah

A place mentioned in Judges 7:24.

Beth-birei

Beth-birei

Beth Car

Beth-car, Beth Car: The point to which the Israelites drove back the Philistines following their raid on the Israelite assembly convened by Samuel at Mizpah, recorded in 1 Samuel 7:5-12.

Beth-diblathaim

Beth-diblathaim

Bethemek

Bethemek

Bether

Bether

Beth-ezal

Beth-ezal

Beth-gader

Beth-gader

Beth-gamul

Beth-gamul

Beth Jeshimoth

Beth Jeshimoth (Hebrew, ''Beit ha-Yeshimot'') was a town in the Transjordan, which is mentioned in four verses of the Hebrew Bible mentions it in a description of where the Israelites encamped during their wilderness journeys. According to Joshua 13:20, it was part of the land allocated to the Tribe of Reuben. Ezekiel 25:9 lists it as one of three cities which constitute "the glory of the country" of Moab, in a passage in which God promises to punish Moab. During the First Jewish-Roman War, Beth Jeshimoth (Bezemoth) was captured by the Roman Imperial army, and was used by them to resettle deserters who had joined the Roman ranks.

The King James Version spells the name as Bethjesimoth and Bethjeshimoth. Classical Greek sources: Bezemoth.

Beth Jeshimoth is commonly identified with the village of Sweimeh in modern-day Jordan.

Beth Lebaoth

Beth Lebaoth, Beth-lebaoth or Lebaoth is located in the Negev, and in territory which according to the Book of Joshua was assigned to the Tribe of Simeon."Beth-lebaoth", in

Beth-marcaboth

Beth-marcaboth

Beth-meon

Beth-meon

Beth-millo

Beth-millo, ,

Beth Pelet

Beth Pelet (spelled Bethpalet and Bethphelet in the King James Version) was a location in the territory assigned to the Tribe of Judah by Joshua 15:27, and was occupied by Judahites in Yehud Medinata following the return from the Babylonian captivity according to Nehemiah 11:26. Its location is not certain, but may have been along the southern edge of Judah near the border with Edom.

Beth-pazzez

Beth-pazzez

Beth Peor

Beth Peor – also transliterated as ''Bethpeor'' ( KJ21), ''Beth-peor'' ( ASV), ''Beth-pe'or'' ( RSV), ''Beit-P'or'' ( CJB) or ''Phogar'' ( Douai-Rheims Bible) – is, according to Deuteronomy 3:29 and Deuteronomy 4:46, the location "opposite which" the Israelites were camped after their victories over Sihon, king of the Amorites and Og, king of Bashan, after their captured lands were allocated to the tribes of Reuben, Gad and Manasseh, and where Moses delivered his sermon summarizing covenant history and the Ten Commandments in the narrative of the book of Deuteronomy.

Beth-phelet

Beth-phelet

Beth-rapha

Beth-rapha

Bohan

See Stone of Bohan.

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Caleb-ephrathah

Caleb-ephrathah or Caleb-ephratah is a place mentioned only in 1 Chronicles 2:24, where it is said that Hezron died there.

Camon

Kamon is mentioned only once in the Bible. While only one Hebrew name is given in the Masoretic text, both Καμων (Kamôn) and Ραμμω (Rhammô) are found in the Septuagint manuscripts.

In the 19th century, Easton believed it was probably located on the slopes of Mount Carmel. One possible etymology of the term could come from קָמָה (Qamāh), which means "to rise", possibly indicating that it was a fortified place situated on high ground. A place named Καμους (Kamous) was mentioned by Polybius and was conquered by Antiochus III. It might be the same location.

However, according to more recent research, the term might have a primarily symbolic meaning, deriving from the Greek Kαμίνος (Kaminos), which means "furnace". This interpretation is reinforced by Pseudo-Philo, who interprets a passage related to Jair by stating: "And in the fire in which you will die, there you will have a dwelling place."

Carem

Carem appears in the Septuagint version of the Book of Joshua.

Casiphia

Casiphia or Kasiphia is a place-name found only in Ezra 8:17, referring to an unknown location in Babylon.''Holman Bible Dictionary'' (1991), "Casiphia."
/ref> Ezra is recorded as having gotten Levites from Casiphia in order to serve in the temple of Jerusalem.

Cave of Makkedah

''See Makkedah.''

Chephirah

''See Chephirah.''

Chezib

Chezib, a Canaanite village where the sons of Judah were born, thought to be '' Khirbet Ghazy''; now a ruin.

Culon

Culon appears in the Septuagint version of the Book of Joshua.

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Diblah

Diblah (also called Diblath) is a place-name found in Ezekiel 6:14. It is probably a variant form of the name Riblah.

Dilean

Dilean is a place-name found in Joshua 15:38, in a list of locations allotted to the tribe of Judah in the Shephelah. The site is unknown, but from the position of the town in the list, it would appear to be somewhere north of Tel Lachish and Eglon."Dilean", in

Dimonah

Dimonah is a place listed in Joshua 15:22 as being inside the territory of Judah along its southern border with Edom. It may be the same as Dibon."Dimonah", in

Dura

The "plain of Dura" is a location mentioned in Daniel 3:1, as the place where the king of Babylon built an image of himself. The location is uncertain, as there were several places named Dura in the region.

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Eglaim

Eglaim is a Moabite city mentioned by Isaiah in his proclamation against Moab ( Isaiah 15:8). Its location is unknown.

Elealeh

Elealeh was a Moabite town. Every time it is mentioned in the Bible, Heshbon is mentioned as well."Elealeh", in The Book of Numbers assigns Elealeh to the Tribe of Reuben. Thomas Kelly Cheyne believed that where the present Hebrew text of Isaiah 15:8 reads ''Beer Elim'', the original likely read ''b-'' ebrew preposition "in"''Elealeh.'' Today the location of the biblical Elealeh is called '' elʿAl''.

Eleph

Eleph is the name given in Joshua 18:28, apparently for a town in the territory of the Tribe of Benjamin. Because the name "Eleph" means thousand, and because the form found in Joshua is in Hebrew ''ha-eleph'', literally "the thousand", Thomas Kelly Cheyne believed there was an error in the text, and that ''ha-eleph'' was a copyist's mistake for either Taralah or Irpeel."Eleph", in Another understanding of the word is that it is part of a compound name for a town called ''Zela Haeleph'', instead of "Zela" and "Eleph" being two distinct towns, as in the King James Version. Conder and  Kitchener identified Eleph with Lifta.Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP III, p
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Elon-beth-hanan

Elon-beth-hanan (sometimes written Elonbethhanan, Elonbeth-hanan, Elon Bethhanan, etc.) is apparently the name of a place recorded in 1 Kings 4:9. 1 Kings 4 asserts that Solomon, king of Israel, divided his kingdom into twelve administrative districts, each with a governor responsible for delivering taxation from the region to the king. The region assigned to a Ben-Deker is recorded as including Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan. Instead of ''beth'', some manuscripts read ''ben,'' the Hebrew word for "son of," yielding the reading "Elon son of Hanan.""Elon-beth-hanan", in Instead of "Elon-beth-hanan," the Septuagint reads "and Elon as far as Beth-hanan", a reading endorsed as "probably right" by the ''Encyclopaedia Biblica,'' although the ''Encyclopaedia'' expresses doubt as to whether "Beth-hanan" is correct.

Elon-meonenim

''See Meonenim.''

Eltolad

Eltolad is a location in Canaan mentioned in the Book of Joshua. Joshua 15:30 considers it a part of the territory of Judah in the Negev along the southern border with Edom, but Joshua 19:4 treats it as part of the territory of the Tribe of Simeon. 1 Chronicles 4:29 refers to it as "Tolad.""Eltolad", in

Enam

Enam, according to Joshu
15:34
was a town in the Shephelah of the Tribe of Judah. It may be the same location as the Enaim where, in the narrative found in the book of Genesis, Tamar seduced the patriarch Judah."Enaim", in

En-eglaim

En-eglaim (Eneglaim, En Eglaim) is a location mentioned in a vision of the prophet Ezekiel. According to his vision, the Dead Sea (a salty lake in which fish cannot live) would one day be filled with fresh water, and fishers would cast their nets "from Engedi to En-eglaim.""En-eglaim", in According to Thomas Kelly Cheyne (1899), a likely theory would be that the place referred to is near where the Jordan River empties into the Dead Sea, resulting in the freshwater fish washed into the Dead Sea dying of the excessive salt content and washing up dead on the beach. Cheyne suggested ''Ain Hajleh'' (Ain Hajlah) as a possible location, thinking that the Hebrew ''Eglaim'' might be a later version in a text which originally read "Hoglah," as in the place-name "Beth-hoglah." At present the exact location is still unidentified, though proposals include Ain Hajlah, Ain Feshka, or Eglaim.

En-gannim

En-gannim is the name of two towns mentioned in the Hebrew Bible