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Beeshterah

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(Heb. Beeshterah', בְּעֶשְׁתְּרָה, prob. house of Astarte; Sept. Βοσορά v. r. Βεεθαρά; Vulg. Bosra), one of the two Levitical cities allotted to the sons of Gershom, out of the tribe of Manasseh beyond Jordan (Joshua 21:27). In the parallel list (1 Chronicles 6:71) it appears to be identical with ASHTAROTH (q.v.). In fact, the name is merely a contracted form of Beth-Ashtaroth, the "temple of Ashtoreth" (Gesenius, Thes. p. 196; comp. 175).

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Beeshterah'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​b/beeshterah.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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