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Bealoth in Aloth

“Bealoth” From Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(mistresses). A town of south Judah (Josh. 15:24²⁴Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth, (Joshua 15:24)).

“Aloth” From Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

Solomon’s ninth commissary district (1 Kings 4:16¹⁶Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth: (1 Kings 4:16)).

“Bealoth” From Concise Bible Dictionary:

City in the south of Judah (Josh. 15:24²⁴Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth, (Joshua 15:24)).

“Aloth” From Concise Bible Dictionary:

Place or district of Asher; perhaps the same as some unknown place called “Baaloth,” which the LXX reads here, and the Vulgate. “Baloth” (1 Kings 4:16¹⁶Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth: (1 Kings 4:16)). The AV (KJV) treats the B as a prefix, the RV has “Bealoth.”

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

1175 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

B`alowth

Phonic:

beh-aw-loth’

Meaning:

plural of 1172; mistresses; Bealoth, a place in Palestine

KJV Usage:

Bealoth, in Aloth (by mistake for a plural from 5927 with prepositional prefix)

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Possessed; mistresses:―a town in extreme S. of Judah [ALOTH], Josh. 15:24. {Possessus}