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| Beth-baal-meon |
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(b th-b ´ l-m ´ n) (KEY) , town of Moab, E of the Jordan, now called Main (Jordan), 12 mi (19 km) SW of Hisban. It also appears as Baal-meon and Beth-meon. Beon in the Book of Numbers, an otherwise unidentified place, is probably the same. Beth-baal-meon is mentioned on the Moabite stone. |
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