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Berea in Easton's Bible Dictionary

a city of Macedonia to which Paul with Silas and Timotheus went when persecuted at Thessalonica (Acts 17:10, 13), and from which also he was compelled to withdraw, when he fled to the sea-coast and thence sailed to Athens (14, 15). Sopater, one of Paul's companions belonged to this city, and his conversion probably took place at this time...

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Beth Peor in Easton's Bible Dictionary

house of Peor; i.e., "temple of Baal-peor", a place in Moab, on the east of Jordan, opposite Jericho. It was in the tribe of Reuben (Josh. 13:20; Deut. 3:29; 4:46). In the "ravine" or valley over against Beth-peor Moses was probably buried (Deut. 34:6)....

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Beth Shean in Easton's Bible Dictionary

house of security or rest, a city which belonged to Manasseh (1 Chr. 7:29), on the west of Jordan. The bodies of Saul and his sons were fastened to its walls. In Solomon's time it gave its name to a district (1 Kings 4:12). The name is found in an abridged form, Bethshan, in 1 Sam. 31:10, 12 and 2 Sam. 21:12. It is on the road from Jerusa...

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Beth Shemesh in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(house of the sun). 1. One of the towns which marked the north boundary of Judah. Jos 15:10 It is now 'Ainshems, about two miles from the great Philistine plain, and seven from Ekron. 2. A city on the border of Issachar. Jos 19:22 3. One of the "fenced cities" of Naphtali. Jos 19:38; Jud 1:33 4. An idolatrous temple, or place in Egypt. Jer 4...

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Beth Shemesh Scripture - 2 Chronicles 28:18

The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low country, and of the south of Judah, and had taken Bethshemesh, and Ajalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho with the villages thereof, and Timnah with the villages thereof, Gimzo also and the villages thereof: and they dwelt there....

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Beth Shemesh Scripture - Jeremiah 43:13

He shall break also the images of Bethshemesh, that [is] in the land of Egypt; and the houses of the gods of the Egyptians shall he burn with fire....

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Bethany in Naves Topical Bible

A village on the eastem slope of the Mount of Olives Joh 11:18 -Mary, Martha, and Lazarus dwell at Lu 10:38-41 -Lazarus dies and is raised to life at Joh 11 -Jesus attends a feast in Mt 26:6-13; Joh 12:1-9 -The colt of a donkey upon which Jesus made his triumphal entry into Jerusalem, obtained at Mr 11:1-11 -Jesus sojourns at Mt 21:17;...

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Bethany Scripture - Mark 11:11

And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple: and when he had looked round about upon all things, and now the eventide was come, he went out unto Bethany with the twelve....

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Beersheba Scripture - 2 Chronicles 30:5

So they established a decree to make proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beersheba even to Dan, that they should come to keep the passover unto the LORD God of Israel at Jerusalem: for they had not done [it] of a long [time in such sort] as it was written....

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Beersheba Scripture - 2 Samuel 17:11

Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee, from Dan even to Beersheba, as the sand that [is] by the sea for multitude; and that thou go to battle in thine own person....

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