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(Heb. Beyth Gamul', áֵּéú âָּîåּì , house of the weaned, or possibly camel- house; Sept. ïú v êïò v. r. Ãáéìώë v. r. Ãáìῶëá ), a city, apparently in the “plain country” of Moab, denounced by the prophet (Jer_48:23). Dr. Smith suggests (Biblical Researches, 3, Append. p. 153) that it is the modern Um-Jemal, a ruined site on the road (south according to Burckhardt, p. 106) from Busrah to Dera (his Edrei); which is probably correct, although it is difficult to believe that Moab ever extended so far north. SEE BOZRAH.
Beth-gamul
Prof. Merrill gives some reasons for thinking that Moab may have been popularly regarded as including the modern Um el-Jemal (East of the Jordan, p. 86). He gives a detailed description of the place (p. 82).