Bethbarah

(house of the ford), named only in (Judges 7:24) It derived its chief interest in the possibility that its more modern representative may have been Beth-abara, where John baptized. It was probably the chief ford of the district.

House of crossing, a place south of the scene of Gideon's victory (Judges 7:24). It was probably the chief ford of the Jordan in that district, and may have been that by which Jacob crossed when he returned from Mesopotamia, near the Jabbok (Genesis 32:22), and at which Jephthah slew the Ephraimites (Judges 12:4). Nothing, however, is certainly known of it. (see BETHABARA.) BETH-BARAH

beth-ba'-ra (beth barah; Baithera): Perhaps Beth-`abharu, the guttural being lost in copying. It is a ford which the Midianites were expected to pass in fleeing from Gideon. Messengers were therefore sent by Gideon to the Ephraimites bidding them "take before them the waters, as far as Beth-barah, even (the Revised Version, margin "and also") the Jordan" (Judges 7:24). "The waters" were the streams emptying themselves into the Jordan: "even the Jordan" is a gloss on "the waters." Between the Jordan and the modern Wady Fari`ah an enemy could be entrapped; it is therefore probable that Beth-barah was on that stream near its entrance into the Jordan.

See BETHABARA.

S. F. Hunter

Bethbarah (1 Occurrence)
... Multi-Version Concordance Bethbarah (1 Occurrence). ... Then all the men of Ephraim gathered
themselves together, and took the waters unto Bethbarah and Jordan. ...
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Bethabara (1 Occurrence)
... It may be identical with Bethbarah, the ancient ford of Jordan of which the men
of Ephraim took possession (Judges 7:24). ... (see BETHBARAH.). Int. ...
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Beth-barah (1 Occurrence)
Beth-barah. Bethbarah, Beth-barah. Beth-bar'ah . Easton's Bible Dictionary ...
(ASV JPS WBS YLT NAS). Bethbarah, Beth-barah. Beth-bar'ah . Reference Bible.
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Midianites (30 Occurrences)
... 24 And Gideon sent messengers throughout all mount Ephraim, saying, come down against
the Midianites, and take before them the waters unto Bethbarah and Jordan ...
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Beth-ba'al-me'on (1 Occurrence)
Beth-ba'al-me'on. Beth-baal-meon, Beth-ba'al-me'on. Bethbarah . Multi-Version
Concordance ... Beth-baal-meon, Beth-ba'al-me'on. Bethbarah . Reference Bible
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Gideon (45 Occurrences)
... led by Zebah and Zalmunna. The superior force followed the river farther
south, toward the ford of Bethbarah. 7. Death of Oreb and ...
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