A town in the region of Moab allotted to the tribe of Reuben.
About Beth-jeshimoth
A city given to the tribe of Reuben (Joshua 13:20), which is later described as a Moabite town (Ezekiel 25:9). Before Israel’s conquest of the promised land, they made camp along the Jordan from Beth-jeshimoth to Abel-shittim (Numbers 33:49). The city is usually identified with Tell el-Azeimeh.
See also Wilderness Wanderings.
Key References
as well as the Arabah east of the Sea of Chinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea), eastward through Beth-jeshimoth, and southward below the slopes of Pisgah.
And there on the plains of Moab they camped by the Jordan, from Beth-jeshimoth to Abel-shittim.
All Scripture References (4)
Numbers (1)
And there on the plains of Moab they camped by the Jordan, from Beth-jeshimoth to Abel-shittim.
Joshua (2)
as well as the Arabah east of the Sea of Chinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea), eastward through Beth-jeshimoth, and southward below the slopes of Pisgah.
Beth-peor, the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth-jeshimoth—
Ezekiel (1)
therefore I will indeed expose the flank of Moab beginning with its frontier cities—Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim—the glory of the land.