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A city of Reuben, taken from the Moabites, Nu 33:49 Jos 12:3 13:20; but retaken by them after the captivity, Eze 25:9. It lay not far east of the mouth of the Jordan.
house of wastes, or deserts, a town near Abel-shittim, east of Jordan, in the desert of Moab, where the Israelites encamped not long before crossing the Jordan (Num. 33:49; A.V., "Bethjesimoth"). It was within the territory of Sihon, king of the Amorites (Josh. 12:3).