Bithron, a ravine or region traversed by Abner and his men after a battle with Joab's forces.
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Bithron is mentioned in 2Sa.2.29 as a ravine or region crossed by Abner and his men after a battle with Joab's forces. Following the death of Asahel, Joab's brother, at the hands of Abner, the two armies disengaged, and Abner's men retreated. They traveled through the Bithron ravine all night before arriving at Mahanaim. The exact location of Bithron is not specified in the biblical text, but it appears to be a geographic feature that provided a route of escape for Abner's army.
more accurately the Bithron (a craggy gorge or ravine), a place, doubtless a district, in the Jordan valley on the east side of the river. (2 Samuel 2:29)
BITH'RON (ravine), a defile or tract of country east of the Jordan, toward Mahanaim. 2 Sam 2:29.
BITH'RON (ravine), a defile or tract of country east of the Jordan, toward Mahanaim. 2 Sam 2:29.
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1 verse in 1 book · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H1338
And all that night Abner and his men marched through the Arabah. They crossed the Jordan, marched all morning, and arrived at Mahanaim.
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