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Beth-jeshimoth

Beth-jeshimoth house of wastes, or deserts, a town near Abel-shittim, east of Jordan, in the desert of Moab, where the Israelites encamped not long before crossing the Jordan (Num 33:49; A.V., "Bethjesimoth")....

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Beth-jeshimoth house of wastes, or deserts, a town near Abel-shittim, east of Jordan, in the desert of Moab, where the Israelites encamped not long before crossing the Jordan (Num 33:49; A.V., "Bethjesimoth"). It was within the territory of Sihon, king of the Amorites (Josh 12:3).

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