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Bamoth

Bamoth was an Israelite encampment in Moab during the Exodus. (Numbers 21:19-20)

Bamoth is mentioned in Numbers 21:19-20 as one of the places where the Israelites camped during their journey through the wilderness after the Exodus from Egypt. It was located in the territory of Moab, near the Arnon River. The name "Bamoth" means "high places" in Hebrew, suggesting that it may have been situated on an elevated location.

Approximate location: 31.765, 35.719 · view on a map · on the Bible atlas

Bible dictionary

Bamoth Easton Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)

Heights, the forty-seventh station of the Israelites (Num. 21:19, 20) in the territory of the Moabites.

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Bamoth Hastings Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible (1898)

BA'MOTH (heights). See Bamoth-baal.

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Bamoth Schaff Schaff’s Dictionary of the Bible

BA'MOTH (heights). See Bamoth-baal.

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Where Bamoth appears

2 verses in 1 book · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H1120

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