Bene-jaakan (Beeroth Bene-jaakan) was an Israelite encampment during the wilderness wanderings.
Also known as Bene Jaakan · Beeroth Bene-jaakan · wells of Bene Jaakan · Beeroth of children of Jaakan · Beeroth of the children of Jaakan
Bene-jaakan, also known as Beeroth Bene-jaakan, was one of the places where the Israelites camped during their wilderness wanderings after the Exodus from Egypt. The name "Bene-jaakan" means "sons of Jaakan" in Hebrew, while "Beeroth Bene-jaakan" means "wells of the sons of Jaakan."
In Numbers 33:31-32, Bene-jaakan is listed as one of the stages in the Israelites' journey from Egypt to the Promised Land. The passage states that they traveled from Moseroth and camped at Bene-jaakan, and then they journeyed from Bene-jaakan and camped at Hor-haggidgad.
In Deu.10.6, Beeroth Bene-jaakan is mentioned in the context of Moses' recounting of the Israelites' travels. It states that the Israelites traveled from Beeroth Bene-jaakan to Moserah, where Aaron died and was buried.
The exact location of Bene-jaakan or Beeroth Bene-jaakan is not specified in the Bible, but it was likely situated somewhere in the Sinai Peninsula or the Negev desert. The mention of wells in the name suggests that it may have been a place with a reliable water source, which would have been important during the Israelites' desert wanderings.
Approximate location: 30.317, 35.407 · view on a map · on the Bible atlas
Children of Jaakan (Num. 33:31, 32), the same as Beeroth.
BEN'E-JA'AKAN (children of Jaakan), a tribe probably descended from a grandson of Seir the Horite, and which gave a name to wells where Israel encamped. Num 33:31, Jud 1:32; same as Beeroth, and as the wells at el Mayin, 60 miles west of Mount Hor.
BEN'E-JA'AKAN (children of Jaakan), a tribe probably descended from a grandson of Seir the Horite, and which gave a name to wells where Israel encamped. Num 33:31, Jud 1:32; same as Beeroth, and as the wells at el Mayin, 60 miles west of Mount Hor.
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3 verses in 2 books · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H1142
They set out from Moseroth and camped at Bene-jaakan.
They set out from Bene-jaakan and camped at Hor-haggidgad.
The Israelites traveled from Beeroth Bene-jaakan to Moserah, where Aaron died and was buried, and Eleazar his son succeeded him as priest.
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