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Bethsamos

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(Βαιθασμών v. r. Βαιθασμώθ ), a place of which 42 inhabitants are stated to have returned from the captivity (1 Esdras 5:18); evidently the BETH- AZMAVETH (See BETH-AZMAVETH) (q.v.) of the genuine text (Nehemiah 7:28; simply AZMAVETH in Ezra 2:24).

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