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GEOGRAPHY

Belh Hagla (Jos., xv, 0, etc.; Benjamin): Qasr Hajla, S.E. of Jericho.

Beth Hammerhaq (II Kings, xv, 17; D.V. "afar off from the house") liliely the name of some place in the Cedron Valley.

Bclhjesimoth (Jos., xiii, 30), Beihsimoth (Num., xxxiii, 49), Kh. Suweimeh, in the Ghor, IJ m. N. of the Dead Sea, 2 m. E. of the Jordan.

Belh Le 'aphrah (Mich., i, 10; D.V.: "the house of Dust"), el-Thaiyebeh, N.E. of Beitin.

Beth Lebauth (Jos., xv, 32), perhaps the same as Bethberai.

Bethleliem (q.v.).

Bethmaacha. See Abel.

Bethmaon. See Baalmeon.

Bethmarchahoth (Jos., xix, 5; S. Simeon; Jos., xv, 31, has Medemena). If we should distinguish, Beth- marchaboth might poss. be El-Merqeb, S.VV. of the S. end of the Dead Sea.

Beth MiUo (Judges, ix, 0), probably some stronghold in the neighbourhood of Sichem, perhaps Ivh. ed- DOarah, S. of Naplus.

Bethnemra (Num., xxxii, 30, etc.), Tell-Nimrln, on the Wady Nimrin.

Belhoron, two cities of Ephraim, about 12 m. N.W. of Jerusalem: Upper Bethoron, Beit '_Ut el-Foq^, to the E.; and Lower Bethoron, Beit 'Ur el-Tahta, to the W. — In I Mach., iv, 29, Bethsur should be read instead of Bethoron.

Bethphage (Matt., xxi, 1; Luke, xix, 29), on Mt. Olivet, near the road from Jerusalem to Jericho; poss. Habalat el-'Amira, or Kehf Abu Laian.

Bethphalet (Jos., xv, 27; II Esd., xi, 26; S. Juda). Also Bethphelet. Unknown.

Bethpheses (Jos., xix, 21 ; Issachar), in the neighbour- hood of Jenin. Unknown.

Bethphogor (Deut., iii, 29, D.V. "temple of Phogor"; A.V. Bethpeor), prolj. an abbreviation for Beth Beel- phegor. See Beelphegor.

Bethsaida (q.v.).

Belhsames, 1 (Jos., xv, 10, etc.; Dan); aXso Bethsemes (I Par., vi, 59): 'Ain-Shems, 15 m. W. of Jerusalem. — 2 (Jos., xix, 22; Issachar), possibly 'Ain esh-Shem- siyeh, S. of Beisan; or Kh. Shemsin, S. of the L. of Tiberias. — 3 (Jos., xix, 38; Nephtali), perhaps Kh. Shem'a (?), W. of Safed.

Bethsan (q.v.).

Beihsetta (Judges, vii, 23), possibly Shuttah, N.W. of Beisan.

Bethsimoth. See Bethjesimoth.

Bethsur, Bethsura (Jos., xv, 58, etc.; mount, of Juda), Beit-Sur, N. of Hebron.

Bethlhaphua (Jos., xv, 53; mount, of Juda), TafTtili, W. of Hebron.

Bethul (Jos., xix, 4, etc.; Simeon), perhaps Beit- 'tJla, N.W. of Hebron (doubtful).

Bethulia (q.v.).

Bethzachara (I Mach., vi, 32, 33) : Beit-Skaria, S.W. of Bethlehem.

Bethzecha (I Mach., vii, 19), a much controverted site. Some think that it is the hill of Bezetha, which was enclosed within the walls of Jerusalem by Herod Agrippa.

_ Betomesthaim (Judith, iv, 6; omitt. in Vulg.): Kh. Umm el-Bothmeh, S. of Jenin.

Betonim (Jos., xiii, 26; Gad): Batneh, 4 m. S. of Es-Salt.

Bezec, 1 (Judges, i, 4), possibly Bezqah, S.E. of Lydda; some, however, think the text corrupt, and would read Azeca. — 2 (I Kings, xi, 18; Issachar): ICh. 'Ibziq, on the road from Naplus to Beisan.

Bokim (Judges, ii, 1, 5), unknown place near or at Bethel.

BosoT, 1 (Deut., iv, 43, etc.; Moab. S., 1. 27), prob. Qesflr el-Besheir, S.W. of Diban.— 2 (I Mach., v, 26, 36), very likely Busr el-Hartrl, in the Ledjah. — 3 (I Mach., V, 28): Bo§ra in Hauran. See Bostra.

Bosphorus (Abd., 20). So Vulg. and the versions thereof, for Sepharad.

Basra. 1 (Is., Ixiii, 1; Edom): BOseireh, S. of the Dead Sea.— 2 (Jos., xxi, 27), mistranslation for Astaroth. — 3 (Jer., xlviii, 24): Bosor, 1.

Bubaslus (Ezech., xxx, 17), Egypt.: Pi-Beset; Tell el-Basta, N.E. of Cairo.

Cabseel (Jos., xv, 21; S. Juda). Unknown.

Cabul (Jos., xix, 27; Aser): Kabill, S.E. of Acre.

Cademoth (Deut., ii, 26, etc.), also Cedimolh. Seems to have been N. of the Arnon; poss. Umm Resgds.

Cades (q.v.).

Cadumim 'Judges, v, 21), perhaps not a proper name; possibly also a corrupt, of the text for Cades: "torrent of Cades" (of Nephtali), another name for the Cison.

Ccesarea. See Cesarea Pal.estin.e; C. Philippi.

Calano (Gen., x, 10; Is., x, 9; Amos, vi, 2), in S. Babylonia, perhaps mod. Zergliul.

Caleb Ephrata (II Par., ii, 24). So Heb.; most probably Sept. and Vulg. are right in translating: "Caleb went to Ephrata".

Camon (Judges, x, 5), a town E. of the Jordan, in the neighbourhood of Pella: Qimeim or Tabekat-Fakll.

Cana (q.v.).

Canath (Num., xxxii, 42). See Canatha.

Caphara (Jos., ix, 17, etc.; Benjamin), also Caphira, Cephira: Kh. Kefireh, W. of Nebi Samwil.

Cajiharnaum (Matt., iv, 13, etc.), on the L. of Tiberias; identified by some with Tell Hum, on the W. shore; by others with Minleh, S.W. of Tell Hflm.

Capharsalama (I Mach., vii, 31) was likely near Jerusalem. Unknown.

Carcaa (Jos., xv, 3; S. Juda); W. of Cades. Un- known.

Carehim (I Par., xii, 6) is not, as would seem at first sight, a place-name, but a gentile name.

Carem (q.v.).

Cariath (Jos., xviii, 28; Benjamm), prob. for Caria- thiarim.

Cariathaim, 1 (Gen., xiv, 5, etc.): Qreiyat, 10 m. S.W. of Madaba.— 2 (I Par., vi, 76; Nephtali). Un- known. Jos., xxi, 32, has CJarthan, instead of Caria- thaim.

Cariaiharbe. See Hebron.

Cariathbaal. See Cariathiarim.

Cariath Chuzoth (Num., xxii, 39), a place between the Arnon and Bamothbaal. Unidentified.

Cariathiarim (N.W. Juda), also called Cariathbaal, Cariath: Qaryet el-'Enab, or Abii-Gosh, W. of Jerusa- lem.

Cariathsenna. (Jos., xv, 49). See Dabir 1.

Cariathsepher (Jos., xv, 15; Judges, i, 12). See Dabir 1.

Cariath, 1 (Jos., xv, 25; S. Juda), rather Cariath Hesron, the birthiilace of Judas, " the man of Carioth": Kh. el-Qureitein, S. of Hebron. — 2 (Amos, ii, 2; Jer. xlviii, 24, 41; Moabite Stone, 1. 13; Moab); prob. Er-Rabbah.

Carmel (Jos., xv, 55; I Kings, xv, 12, etc.; S. Juda): El-Kermel, S. of Hebron.

Carnaim (I Mach., v, 26, etc.; Transjord.), the same, according to some, as Astarothcarnaim ; others identify it with Sheikh-Sa'dd, near Astarothcarnaim.

Camion (II Mach., xii, 21, 26). Many identify it with Carnaim; some with Qrein, in the Ledjah.

Cartha (Jos., xxi, 34; Zabulon), poss. Kh. Qlreh.

Carlhan (Jos., xxi, 32), perhaps another name for Cariathaim 2.

Casaloth (Jos., xix, 8; Issachar), most probably the same as Ceseleth-Thabor.

Casbon (I Mach., v, 36), very likely identical with Casphin (II Mach., xii, 13): Khisfin, N"of the YarniOk, and E. of the L. of Tiberias.

Casphin. See Casbon.

CasphoT (I Mach., v, 26), the same as Casbon.