beth-haccerem Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
beth-haccerem in Easton's Bible Dictionary
house of a vineyard, a place in the tribe of Judah (Neh. 3:14) where the Benjamites were to set up a beacon when they heard the trumpet against the invading army of the Babylonians (Jer. 6:1). It is probable that this place is the modern 'Ain Karim, or "well of the vineyards," near which there is a ridge on which are cairns which may have served as beacons of old, one of which is 40 feet high and 130 in diameter.
beth-haccerem in Smith's Bible Dictionary
(house of the vine). #Ne 3:14; Jer 6:1| A beacon station near Tekoa, supposed to be the Frank Mountain, a few miles southeast of Bethlehem.
beth-haccerem in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
BETH-HAC'CEREM (house of the vine), a place near Tekoa, Jer 6:1; Neh 3:14; probably the Frank Mountain, 4 miles south-east of Bethlehem.