McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Betane

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McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Betane


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( ÂåôÜíç v. r. ÂëéôÜíç , i.e. prob. ÂáéôÜíç ; Vulg. omits), a place apparently south of Jerusalem (Jdt_1:9), and, according to Reland (Palaest. p. 625), identical with the AIN SEE AIN (q.v.) of Jos_21:16, and the Bethanin ( Âçèáíßí ) of Eusebius (Onom. Á᾿ñß , Ain), two miles from the Terebinth of Abraham and four from Hebron. Others, with less probability, compare it with BETEN SEE BETEN (q.v.). SEE CHELLUS.