Meaning
1. A city lying east of Bethel and "beside Bethaven." (Joshua 7:2; 8:9) It was the second city taken by Israel after the passage of the Jordan, and was "utterly destroyed." (Joshua 1:7-5; 8:1; Joshua 9:3; Josh 10:1; Josh 10:2; 12:9)
2. A city of the Ammonites, apparently attached to Heshbon. (Jeremiah 49:3)