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    Beth-pelet

    בֵּית פָּ֑לֶט

    Beth-pelet was a town in southern Judah, allotted to Judah and later resettled by the people of Judah after the Babylonian exile.

    Where the story of Beth-pelet happensBeth-pelet, and 1 place the claims reach, framed to them: Beth-pelet, Negeb. 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-peletNegeb
    Beth-pelet, and 1 place the claims reach
    verses
    2
    first named
    Joshua 15:27
    last named
    Nehemiah 11:26
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    31.31°N · 34.91°E
    settlement31.31°N · 34.91°E

    Tell es Saqati (OpenBible)

    Scholarship offers 4 identifications for this place. The leading one is shown; the others are recorded in the gazetteer.

    Description

    Beth-pelet in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Beth-pelet, meaning "house of escape" or "house of flight" in Hebrew, was a town located in the southern part of Judah's territory, in the Negev region. It is mentioned twice in the Bible, first in Joshua 15:27 as part of the list of towns allotted to the tribe of Judah during the division of the Promised Land.

    The second mention of Beth-pelet is in Nehemiah 11:26, where it is listed among the towns resettled by the people of Judah after their return from the Babylonian exile. This suggests that Beth-pelet was one of the towns that had been inhabited by the Judahites before the exile and was later reoccupied when they returned to their homeland.

    The exact location of Beth-pelet is uncertain, but it was likely situated in the arid region south of Hebron, along with other towns mentioned in the same context, such as Moladah, Hazar-shual, and Beersheba.

    No other information about Beth-pelet is provided in the Bible, and the town is not mentioned in any other historical or archaeological context. Its name, "house of escape" or "house of flight," may refer to its function as a place of refuge or to a local event or feature associated with escape or flight.

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    and 5 more, ordered by how many events they share.

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    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 2, across 2 books.

    1. Joshua1 verse

      15:27

    2. Nehemiah1 verse

      11:26

    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 Judah Southernmost Cities and Some People Of Judah’s residenceAinA city in Judah, allotted to the Levites.via Judah Southernmost Cities and Some People Of Judah’s residenceBeershebaImportant city in southern Israel, associated with the patriarchs.via Judah Southernmost Cities and Some People Of Judah’s residenceHazar-shualTown allotted to Judah and Simeonvia Judah Southernmost Cities and Some People Of Judah’s residenceMoladahTown in the Negev, allotted to Judah and Simeonvia Judah Southernmost Cities and Some People Of Judah’s residenceZiklagA city given to David; originally Judah's, then Simeon'svia Some People Of Judah’s residenceAdullamA Canaanite city, later fortified by Judah.via Some People Of Judah’s residenceAzekahJudean town, site of battles and sieges.via Some People Of Judah’s residenceDibonA city in Judah, inhabited by the tribe of Judah.via Some People Of Judah’s residenceHebronAn important city in Judah; burial place of patriarchs.

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