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Beth-barah

Beth-barah house of crossing, a place south of the scene of Gideon's victory (Judg 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 re...

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Beth-barah house of crossing, a place south of the scene of Gideon's victory (Judg 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 (Gen 32:22), and at which Jephthah slew the Ephraimites (Judg 12:4). Nothing, however, is certainly known of it. (See BETHABARA

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