Beroth
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Beroth is an ancient Canaanite city identified with the modern site of El-Jib, known in biblical texts as the inheritance of the Gibeonites.
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Beroth appears in 1 Esdras 5:19 among the settlements returning from exile and is widely considered a textual variant for Beeroth, a city allotted to the tribe of Benjamin.
What is the meaning of Beroth in the Bible?
Beroth appears in 1 Esdras 5:19 among the settlements returning from exile and is widely considered a textual variant for Beeroth, a city allotted to the tribe of Benjamin.
SIGNIFICANCE
Recognizing Beroth as a variant of Beeroth clarifies the geographical list of returning exiles and connects the text to the broader narrative of tribal land distribution in the book of Joshua.
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