Beth-gamul

Archimandrite Nikifor’s Biblical Encyclopedia

(house of the camel) (Jer. 48:23) — a city of Moab, on the eastern side of the Jordan. In some opinions, this is the settlement Umm el-Jemal, southeast of Bosra, but its present location is not exactly known. In any case, in this pastoral country this name (Jemal) is not infrequently found among the Arabs.

Scripture cited

Jeremias 48:23

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