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Beth-baal-meon Meelboth

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(dwelling of Baal) (Josh. 13:17) — called Beth-meon by Jeremiah (48:23), a city located in the tribe of Reuben, on the eastern plain of the Jordan, south of Heshbon or Hesbon (Josh. 13:17), and later passed under the rule of the Moabites. Considerable ruins located a short distance southwest of Heshbon are still called by the name of the fortress Main, from which the valley it occupies takes the name: Wadi Zerqa Main.

Scripture cited

Joshua 13:17

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