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Israelite encampment during the wilderness wanderings.

Bene-jaakan

Named in 3 verses across 2 books, first in Numbers 33:31.

בְּנֵי יַעֲקָ֑ןBene-jaakan

בְּנֵי יַעֲקָ֑ן+H0881H«H0881Beeroth/ Bene-jaakan

בְּאֵרֹת בְּנֵי־יַעֲקָןBeeroth Bene-jaakan

Also called Beeroth/ Bene-jaakan, Beeroth Bene-jaakan.

The name means “sons of sorrow.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869

About Bene-jaakan Written by AI

Bene-jaakan, also known as Beeroth Bene-jaakan, was one of the places where the Israelites camped during their wilderness wanderings after the Exodus from Egypt. The name "Bene-jaakan" means "sons of Jaakan" in Hebrew, while "Beeroth Bene-jaakan" means "wells of the sons of Jaakan." In Numbers 33:31-32, Bene-jaakan is listed as one of the stages in the Israelites' journey from Egypt to the Promised Land. The passage states that they traveled from Moseroth and camped at Bene-jaakan, and then they journeyed from Bene-jaakan and camped at Hor-haggidgad. In Deu.10.6, Beeroth Bene-jaakan is mentioned in the context of Moses' recounting of the Israelites' travels. It states that the Israelites traveled from Beeroth Bene-jaakan to Moserah, where Aaron died and was buried. The exact location of Bene-jaakan or Beeroth Bene-jaakan is not specified in the Bible, but it was likely situated somewhere in the Sinai Peninsula or the Negev desert. The mention of wells in the name suggests that it may have been a place with a reliable water source, which would have been important during the Israelites' desert wanderings.

Drafted by an AI model for STEPBible's TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Check it against the verses below.

Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897

Children of Jaakan (Num. 33:31, 32), the same as Beeroth.

M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.

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Where the Bible names it

  1. Numbers 33:31

    They set out from Moseroth and camped at Bene-jaakan.

  2. Numbers 33:32

    They set out from Bene-jaakan and camped at Hor-haggidgad.

  3. Deuteronomy 10:6

    The Israelites traveled from Beeroth Bene-jaakan to Moserah, where Aaron died and was buried, and Eleazar his son succeeded him as priest.

From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.