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Beten

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(Heb. id. בֶּטֶן, belly, i.e. hollow; Sept. Βέτεν v. r. Βαιθόκ and Βατνέ ), one of the cities on the border of the tribe of Asher (Joshua 19:25, only). By Eusebius (Onom. s.v. Βατναι ) it is said to have been then called Bebeten (Βεβετέν ), and to have lain eight miles east of Ptolemais; but this distance is too little, as the place appears to be the "Ecbatana of Syria" (Cellar. Notit. 3, 3, 13, 74), placed by Pliny (5, 17) on Carmel; apparently the present village with ruins called el-Bahneh, five hours east of Akka (Van de Velde, Narrat. 1, 285).

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