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beth-mer´hak (בּית המּרחק, beÌ„th ha-merhÌ£aÌ„kÌ£; ἐν οἰÌκῳ τῷ μακÏαÌν, en oıÌkoÌ„ tō̇ makraÌn, literally “a place (house) that was far off†( the Revised Version, margin “the Far Houseâ€)): A place mentioned in the account of David's flight from Absalom. No town of this name is known on the route which he followed. Some scholars think the name denotes simply the outermost of the houses of the city.