Jeremiah - 48:23

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23 and on Kiriathaim, and on Beth Gamul, and on Beth Meon,

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Explanation and meaning of Jeremiah 48:23.

Differing Translations

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And upon Kiriathaim, and upon Bethgamul, and upon Bethmeon,
And upon Cariathaim, and upon Bethgamul, and upon Bethmaon,
and upon Kirjathaim, and upon Beth-gamul, and upon Beth-meon;
And on Beth-Gamul, and on Beth-Meon,
and upon Kiriathaim, and upon the house of Gamul, and upon the house of Meon,
Et ad Cariathain, et ad Beth-gamoul, et ad Beth-meon;

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

Beth-meon - Meon is probably the Moabite Olympus, and thus Beth-Baal-Meon, the full name of this town Joshua 13:17, would signify the place where the heavenly Baal was worshipped.

And upon Kirjathaim,.... Of which see Jeremiah 48:1;
and upon Bethgamul; this is nowhere else mentioned in Scripture; supposed by Grotius to be the Maccala of Ptolemy, put for Camala:
and upon Bethmeon: of which see Isaiah 15:2.

Beth-gamul--meaning "the city of camels."
Beth-meon--"the house of habitation": Beth-baalmeon (Joshua 13:17). Now its ruins are called Miun.

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