Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)/Beth-aram

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1457981Easton's Bible Dictionary — Beth-aramMatthew George Easton

Beth-aram : House of the height; i.e., "mountain-house", one of the towns of Gad, 3 miles east of Jordan, opposite Jericho (Josh. 13:27). Probably the same as Beth-haran in Num. 32:36. It was called by king Herod, Julias, or Livias, after Livia, the wife of Augustus. It is now called Beit-haran.