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Smith's Bible Dictionary

Berothah

(toward the wells), Bero-tha-i (my wells). The first of these two names is given by Ezekiel, (Ezekiel 47:16) in connection with Hahlath and Damascus as forming part of the northern boundary of the promised land. The second is mentioned, (2 Samuel 8:8) in the same connection. The well-known city Beirut (Berytus) naturally suggests itself as identical with one at least of the names; but in each instance the circumstances of the case seem to require a position farther east. They were probably in the vicinity of the springs near the present Hasbeya.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

BEROTHAH

be-ro'-tha (Ezekiel 47:16: berothah; Septuagint Codex Vaticanus, Abthera; or BEROTHAH 2Sa 8:8; berothai, where for mibberothai Septuagint reads ek ton eklekton poleon, "from the select cities"): Probably two forms of the same name. Ezekiel 47:16 places it on the ideal northern frontier of Israel, between Damascus and Hamath. According to 2 Samuel 8:8 it was a city of Hadadezer, king of Zobah. In the parallel passage (1 Chronicles 18:8) Cun is given in place of Berothai. Its site is unknown. Ewald connected it with Beirut (so also apparently H. P. Smith, ICC, "Samuel," 307), but Ezekiel's description excludes this view. Others have sought it in the Wady Brissa, in the East slope of Lebanon, North of Baalbec. A more plausible conjecture identifies it with Bereitan (Brithen), a village somewhat South of Baalbec (Baedeker, Pal3, 369). Possibly, however, the ideal northern frontier line should be drawn farther south. See HETHLON; ZEDAD; ZOBAH.

C. H. Thomson

Strong's Hebrew

1268. Berothah -- a place near Hamath
... 1267, 1268. Berothah. 1269 . a place near Hamath. Transliteration: Berothah
Phonetic Spelling: (bay-ro-thaw') Short Definition: Berothah. ...
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1307b. Berothi -- inhab. of Berothah
... Berothi. 1308 . inhab. of Berothah. Transliteration: Berothi Short Definition:
Berothite. Word Origin from Berothah, see Beerothi Definition inhab. ...
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1307a. Berothay -- a city in Aram (Syria)
... Word Origin perhaps from the same as Berothah Definition a city in Aram (Syria)
NASB Word Usage Berothai (1). 1307, 1307a. Berothay. 1307b . Strong's Numbers
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Thesaurus

Berothah (1 Occurrence)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia BEROTHAH. ... See HETHLON; ZEDAD; ZOBAH. CH
Thomson. Multi-Version Concordance Berothah (1 Occurrence). ...
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Berothai (1 Occurrence)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia BEROTHAH. be-ro'-tha (Ezekiel 47:16: berothah;
Septuagint Codex Vaticanus, Abthera; or BEROTHAH...
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Bero'thah (1 Occurrence)
Bero'thah. Berothah, Bero'thah. Berothai . Multi-Version Concordance Bero'thah
(1 Occurrence). ... (See RSV). Berothah, Bero'thah. Berothai . Reference Bible
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Zedad (3 Occurrences)
... Ezekiel 47:16 To Zedad, Berothah, Sibraim, which is between the limit of Damascus
and the limit of Hazar-hatticon, which is on the limit of Hauran. (BBE). ...
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Beroth

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Berytus
... The city has been thought by some to be the Berothai of 2 Samuel 8:8 or the Berothah
of Ezekiel 47:16, but the connection in which these cities are mentioned ...
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Cun (1 Occurrence)
... Chun"). In the parallel passage (2 Samuel 8:8) its place is taken by BEROTHAH,
which see. Multi-Version Concordance Cun (1 Occurrence). ...
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Chun (1 Occurrence)
... procured brass (ie, bronze or copper) from it for the temple (1 Chronicles 18:8).
It is called Berothai in 2 Samuel 8:8; probably the same as Berothah in Ezek. ...
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Sib'raim (1 Occurrence)
... Ezekiel 47:16 Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim, that 'is' between the border of Damascus
and the border of Hamath; Hazar-Hatticon, that 'is' at the coast of Havran. ...
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Sibraim (1 Occurrence)
... Ezekiel 47:16 Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim, which is between the border of Damascus
and the border of Hamath; Hazer Hatticon, which is by the border of Hauran. ...
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Bible Concordance

Berothah (1 Occurrence)

Ezekiel 47:16 Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim, which is between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath; Hazer Hatticon, which is by the border of Hauran.
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Subtopics

Berothah

Berothah: Part of the Northern Boundary of Canaan

Related Terms

Berothai (1 Occurrence)

Bero'thah (1 Occurrence)

Zedad (3 Occurrences)

Sib'raim (1 Occurrence)