List of minor biblical places

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A

Abdon

Abdon was a Levitical city in Asher allocated to the Gershonites.^[1]

B

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.

Beth Peor

Beth Peor (also transliterated as Bethpeor,^[2] Beth-peor,^[3] Beth-pe'or,^[4] Beit-P'or ^[5] or Phogar ^[6]) 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 10 commandments in the narrative of the book of Deuteronomy.^[7]

E

Eglaim

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

H

Hadashah

Hadashah was a city in the valley of Judah (Joshua 15:37)

Hammath

Hammath was one of the fortified cities of Naphtali (Joshua 19:35). Its name means 'warm springs'.

Hammoth-dor

Hammoth-dor was a Levitical city of Naphtali (Joshua 21:32)

Horem

Horem was one of the fortified cities of Naphtali (Joshua 19:38).

Hukkok

Hukkok was a town near Zebulun, on the border of Naphtali (Joshua 19:34). Many commentators have identified it with Yaquq.^[8]

Humtah

Humtah was a city of Judah, whose location has not been identified (Joshua 15:54). Its name means 'snail'.

Hushah

Hushah was a place in the hill country of Judah founded by a son of Ezer (1 Chronicles 4:4). It is generally identified with Husan, south-west of Bethlehem.^[9]

J

Jahaz

Jahaz (or Jahaza) was the site of the battle between King Sihon and the advancing Israelite people ^[10] and later became a levitical city in the territory of Reuben, east of the River Jordan.^[11]

M

Mephaath

Mephaath was a levitical city of the Merarites lying in the district of the Mishor in the territory of the tribe of Reuben,^[12] and mentioned in condemnation by the prophet Jeremiah.^[13]

S

Suphah

Suphah is mentioned in Numbers 21:14, quoting the lost Book of the Wars of the Lord, and is possibly the same as Suph.

References

See also

• Minor
• List of minor biblical figures
• List of minor biblical tribes