Town in Gad, east of the Jordan River.
Beth-nimrah
Named in 3 verses across 2 books, first in Numbers 32:3.
בֵּית נִמְרָהBeth-nimrah
נִמְרָהNimrah
Also called Nimrah.
The name means “house of rebellion.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
About Beth-nimrah Written by AI
Beth-nimrah, also known as Nimrah, was a town located east of the Jordan River, in the territory allotted to the tribe of Gad. The name Beth-nimrah means "house of the leopard" or "house of the spotted one" in Hebrew, possibly referring to the presence of leopards in the area or to a local feature that resembled the animal's spots. In Numbers 32:3, the children of Gad and Reuben requested permission from Moses to settle in the land east of the Jordan, citing several cities, including Nimrah, as suitable for their livestock. Moses granted their request on the condition that they would help the other tribes conquer the land west of the Jordan (Numbers 32:20-22). Later, in Numbers 32:36, Beth-nimrah is mentioned as one of the cities that the Gadites built or fortified.
Drafted by an AI model for STEPBible's TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Check it against the verses below.
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Where the Bible names it
- Numbers 32:3
“Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon,
- Numbers 32:36
Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran as fortified cities, and they built folds for their flocks.
- Joshua 13:27
and in the valley, Beth-haram, Beth-nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon, with the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon (the territory on the east side of the Jordan up to the edge of the Sea of Chinnereth).
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.