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    Berothah

    בֵּר֫וֹתָה

    Berothah (Berothai or Cun) was a city mentioned in Ezekiel's vision of Israel's boundaries and in the account of David's conquests.

    Where the story of Berothah happensWhere the gazetteer locates Berothah, framed to them: Berothah. 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.Berothah
    Where the gazetteer locates Berothah
    verses
    3
    first named
    2 Samuel 8:8
    last named
    Ezekiel 47:16
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    33.94°N · 36.15°E
    settlement33.94°N · 36.15°E

    Brital (OpenBible)

    Scholarship offers 7 identifications for this place. The leading one is shown; the others are recorded in the gazetteer.

    Description

    Berothah in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Berothah, also known as Berothai or Cun, is mentioned in both Ezekiel's prophetic vision and in the historical accounts of King David's reign. In Ezk.47.16, the city is described as one of the landmarks defining the northern border of Israel in the future division of the land. The verse places Berothah between the territories of Hamath and Damascus. In 2Sa.8.8 and 1Ch.18.8, Berothai is mentioned as one of the cities from which King David took a large amount of bronze after defeating Hadadezer, the king of Zobah. The city is called Cun in 1Ch.18.8, which may be an alternative name or a scribal variation. The exact location of Berothah/Berothai/Cun is uncertain, but it was likely situated in the region of Zobah, a kingdom to the north of Israel. The city's mention in both prophetic and historical contexts suggests that it was a significant place during the time of the Old Testament.

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    Took part in

    Stands in the same events as

    and 6 more, ordered by how many events they share.

    Read it

    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 3, across 3 books.

    1. 2 Samuel1 verse

      8:8

    2. 1 Chronicles1 verse

      18:8

    3. Ezekiel1 verse

      47:16

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    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 Land BoundaryBoundaryBoundary is a concept gathering 6 labelled instances in the text.via Land BoundaryBrook of EgyptSouthwestern boundary of the Promised Landvia Land BoundaryDamascusAncient city, capital of Syria, important in biblical history.via Land BoundaryGileadMountainous region east of Jordan; tribal territory and personal name.via Land BoundaryGreat SeaThe Mediterranean Sea, the western boundary of the Promised Land.via Land BoundaryHamathA major city and kingdom in Syria, often mentioned in the Bible.via Land BoundaryHauranRegion east of the Sea of Galileevia Land BoundaryHazer-hatticonPlace on the ideal border of Israelvia Land BoundaryHethlonPlace on the northern border of Israel

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