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Bealoth

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Bealoth is mentioned in the Old Testament as a city in the extreme southern region of Judah

  • In Joshua 15:24 it is listed as one of the cities of the children of Judah
  • In 1 Kings 4:16 it is noted as the location of Baanah son of Hushai, in this instance it is written as "in Aloth", but in the revised version is read as Bealoth

As a Bible name Bealoth means "citizen" or "cast under"

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Wikisource This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainEaston, Matthew George (1897). "Bealoth". Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons.