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Beth-aram

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(house of height). A town of Gad (Josh. 13:27²⁷And in the valley, Beth-aram, and Beth-nimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, Jordan and his border, even unto the edge of the sea of Chinnereth on the other side Jordan eastward. (Joshua 13:27)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

A city of Gad, east of the Jordan, between Succoth and Debir (Josh. 13:27²⁷And in the valley, Beth-aram, and Beth-nimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, Jordan and his border, even unto the edge of the sea of Chinnereth on the other side Jordan eastward. (Joshua 13:27)): held to be the same as BETH-HARAN of Numbers 32:36³⁶And Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran, fenced cities: and folds for sheep. (Numbers 32:36). Identified with Tell Rameh, 31° 50’ N, 35° 38’ E.

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

1027 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Beyth

Phonic:

ha-Ram

Meaning:

from 1004 and 7311 with the article interposed; house of the height; Beth-ha-Ram, a place East of the Jordan

KJV Usage:

Beth-aram

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

the house of the exalted: the house of their hill

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

House of night; house of the height, or mountain-house:―a town of Gad, Josh. 13:27. {Domus noctis}