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Berea in Naves Topical Bible

A city in the south of Macedonia Ac 17:10,13; 20:4...

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Beth Peor in Naves Topical Bible

A place in the territory of the tribe of Reuben De 3:29; 4:46; 34:6 -Near the burial place of Moses Jos 13:20...

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Beth Shean in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(house of rest), or in Samuel, BETHSHAN, a city which belonged to Manasseh, 1Ch 7:29 though within the limits of Issachar Jos 17:11 and therefore on the west of Jordan. Comp. 1 Macc. 5:62. In later times it was called Scythopolis. 2 Macc. 12:29. The place is still known as Beisan. It lies in the Ghor or Jordan valley, about twelve miles south ...

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Beth Shemesh in Naves Topical Bible

1. A priestly city of the tribe of Dan Jos 21:16; 1Sa 6:15; 1Ch 6:59 On the northern border of territory of the tribe of Judah Jos 15:10; 1Sa 6:9,12 In later times transferred to the tribe of Judah 2Ki 14:11 Mentioned in Solomon's commission districts 1Ki 4:9 Amaziah taken prisoner at 2Ki 14:11-13; 2Ch 25:21-23 Retaken by the Philistines...

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Beth Shemesh Scripture - 2 Kings 14:11

But Amaziah would not hear. Therefore Jehoash king of Israel went up; and he and Amaziah king of Judah looked one another in the face at Bethshemesh, which [belongeth] to Judah....

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Beth Shemesh Scripture - 1 Samuel 6:9

And see, if it goeth up by the way of his own coast to Bethshemesh, [then] he hath done us this great evil: but if not, then we shall know that [it is] not his hand [that] smote us: it [was] a chance [that] happened to us....

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Bethany in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

beth'-a-ni (Bethania): (1) A village, 15 furlongs from Jerusalem (Jn 11:18), on the road to Jericho, at the Mount of Olives (Mk 11:1; Lk 19:29), where lived "Simon the leper" (Mk 14:3) and Mary, Martha and Lazarus (Jn 11:18 f). This village may justifiably be called the Judean home of Jesus, as He appears to have preferred to lodge there rathe...

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Bethany Scripture - Mark 14:3

And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured [it] on his head....

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Beersheba Scripture - 1 Samuel 8:2

Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: [they were] judges in Beersheba....

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Berea in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(well watered). 1. A city of Macedonia, mentioned in Ac 17:10,13 It is now called Verria or Kara-Verria, and is situated on the eastern slope of the Olympian mountain range, and has 15,000 or 20,000 inhabitants. 2. The modern Aleppo, mentioned in 2 Macc. 13:4. 3. A place in Judea, apparently not very far from Jerusalem. 1 Macc. 9:4....

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