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    Bene-jaakan

    בְּנֵי יַעֲקָ֑ן

    Bene-jaakan (Beeroth Bene-jaakan) was an Israelite encampment during the wilderness wanderings.

    Where the story of Bene-jaakan happensWhere the gazetteer locates Bene-jaakan, framed to them: Bene-jaakan. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Bene-jaakan
    Where the gazetteer locates Bene-jaakan
    verses
    3
    first named
    Numbers 33:31
    last named
    Deuteronomy 10:6
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    30.79°N · 34.47°E
    settlement30.79°N · 34.47°E

    Birein (OpenBible)

    The gazetteer records one identification, and no competing one.

    Description

    Bene-jaakan in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Bene-jaakan, also known as Beeroth Bene-jaakan, was one of the places where the Israelites camped during their wilderness wanderings after the Exodus from Egypt. The name "Bene-jaakan" means "sons of Jaakan" in Hebrew, while "Beeroth Bene-jaakan" means "wells of the sons of Jaakan."

    In Numbers 33:31-32, Bene-jaakan is listed as one of the stages in the Israelites' journey from Egypt to the Promised Land. The passage states that they traveled from Moseroth and camped at Bene-jaakan, and then they journeyed from Bene-jaakan and camped at Hor-haggidgad.

    In Deu.10.6, Beeroth Bene-jaakan is mentioned in the context of Moses' recounting of the Israelites' travels. It states that the Israelites traveled from Beeroth Bene-jaakan to Moserah, where Aaron died and was buried.

    The exact location of Bene-jaakan or Beeroth Bene-jaakan is not specified in the Bible, but it was likely situated somewhere in the Sinai Peninsula or the Negev desert. The mention of wells in the name suggests that it may have been a place with a reliable water source, which would have been important during the Israelites' desert wanderings.

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    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 3, across 2 books. The name is written 4 times in them.

    1. Numbers2 verses

      33:3133:32

    2. Deuteronomy1 verse

      10:6

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    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Israelite JourneysAaronMoses' brother, first high priest of Israelvia Israelite JourneysAbronahA desert campsite during Israel's wilderness wanderings.via Israelite JourneysAlushA campsite during Israel's wilderness journey.via Israelite JourneysBeth-jeshimothTown in Moab, allotted to Reuben, mentioned in prophecy.via Israelite JourneysDiblathaimA place where the Israelites camped during their wilderness wanderings.via Israelite JourneysDibonMoabite city, allotted to Gad, later possessed by Moab.via Israelite JourneysDivisionDivision is a concept gathering 85 labelled instances in the text.via Israelite JourneysDophkahA place where the Israelites camped during their wilderness wanderings.via Israelite JourneysElimDesert oasis on Israel's journey from Egypt to Sinai

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