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beth-hā´ram (בּית הר×, beÌ„th haÌ„raÌ„m; ΒαιθαÏαÌν, BaitharaÌn; Codex Alexandrinus, ΒαιθαÏÏαÌ, BaitharraÌ; the King James Version wrongly, Beth-Aram): An Amorite city taken and fortified by the Gadites (; ; in the latter passage the name appears as Beth-haran, probably the original form). It corresponds to BeÌ„thramphtha of Josephus (Ant., XVIII, ii, 1), which, according to Eusebius, was the name used by the Syrians. Here was a palace of Herod (Ant., XVII, x, 6; BJ, II, iv, 2). Eusebius, Onomasticon says it was called Livias. Josephus says it was fortified by Herod Antipas, who called it Julias for the wife of Augustus (Ant., XVIII, ii, 1; BJ, II, ix, 1). The name would be changed to Julias when Livia, by the will of the emperor, was received into the Gens Julia. It is represented by Tell er-RaÌ„meh in WaÌ„dy HÌ£esbaÌ„n, about 6 miles East of Jordan.