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    Beth-biri

    בֵּית בִּרְאִי

    Beth-biri was a town allotted to the tribe of Simeon, formerly known as Bethul. (1Ch.4.31)

    Where the story of Beth-biri happensBeth-biri, and 7 places the claims reach, framed to them: Beth-biri, Ain, Ashan, Beersheba, Hazar-shual, Moladah, Rimmon, Tochen. 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.Beth-biriAinAshanBeershebaMoladahTochen
    Beth-biri, and 7 places the claims reach
    verses
    1
    first named
    1 Chronicles 4:31
    last named
    1 Chronicles 4:31
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    31.01°N · 34.49°E
    settlement31.01°N · 34.49°E

    Jebel el Biri (OpenBible)

    Scholarship offers 2 identifications for this place. The leading one is shown; the others are recorded in the gazetteer.

    Description

    Beth-biri in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Beth-biri is mentioned only once in the Bible, in 1Ch.4.31, as part of a list of towns allotted to the tribe of Simeon. The verse states that Beth-biri, along with several other towns, belonged to Simeon until the reign of David.

    The name Beth-biri means "house of my creation" or "house of my pasture" in Hebrew. In the parallel list of Simeon's towns found in Joshua 19:4, the name Bethul appears instead of Beth-biri. This suggests that Beth-biri may have been an alternate name for Bethul or that the town's name changed over time.

    The exact location of Beth-biri is not specified in the Bible, but it was within the territory of Simeon, which was located in the southern part of Canaan, within the larger allotment of the tribe of Judah. Simeon's territory was eventually absorbed into Judah, as the tribe's population decreased over time.

    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 3 more, ordered by how many events they share.

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — one, across 1 book.

    1. 1 Chronicles1 verse

      4:31

    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 Shimei Clan’s livingAinA city in Judah, allotted to the Levites.via Shimei Clan’s livingAshanA city allotted to Judah and Simeon.via Shimei Clan’s livingBaalath-beerTown in the Negev, allotted to Simeon.via Shimei Clan’s livingBeershebaImportant city in southern Israel, associated with the patriarchs.via Shimei Clan’s livingDavidAnointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christvia Shimei Clan’s livingEtamVillages associated with Simeon; home of Judahite clanvia Shimei Clan’s livingHazar-shualTown allotted to Judah and Simeonvia Shimei Clan’s livingHazar-susimA town allotted to the tribe of Simeon.via Shimei Clan’s livingLivingLiving is a concept gathering 54 labelled instances in the text.

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