Bible Location
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Beth-haccherem was a Judahite site associated with beacon warning and later wall administration. It is important because it stood within the defense and communications network around Jerusalem. First appears in Neh 3:14.1
Coordinates
31.67, 35.24
First appears
Neh 3:14
AI summary: Beth-haccherem matters because it links the practical work of defense with prophetic warning. Jeremiah calls for a signal to be raised there as danger approaches, and Nehemiah remembers the district in the rebuilding era. The cross references present Beth-haccherem as a Judahite beacon-place of warning, oversight, and urban defense.1
Latitude
31.67
Longitude
35.24
Bible references
2
House of a vineyard, a place in the tribe of Judah (Neh. 3:14) where the Benjamites were to set up a beacon when they heard the trumpet against the invading army of the Babylonians (Jer. 6:1). It is probable that this place is the modern ‘Ain Karim, or “well of the vineyards,” near which there is a ridge on which are cairns which may have served as beacons of old, one of which is 40 feet high and 130 in diameter. 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.