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beth -lē̇ -af´ra ( בּית לעפרה , bēth le‛aphrāh ; Septuagint ἐξ οῖκου κατὰ γέλωτα , ex oı́kou katá gélōta , "house of dust"): The name of a place found only in Micah 1:10 . From the connection in which it is used it was probably in the Philistine plain. There seems to be a play upon the name in the sentence, "at Beth le -‛aphrāh have I rolled myself in the dust ," ‛aphrāh meaning "dust," and possibly another on Philistine in rolled , התפלּשׁתי , hith -pallāshithı̄ (see G. A. Smith, The Book of the Twelve Prophets , called Minor , in the place cited.).

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Beth-Le-'aphrah'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/b/beth-le-aphrah.html. 1915.

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Beth-Le-'aphrah