Bible Location
Meaning: house of recompense · 1 cross reference · Modern-day map available
Beth-gamul was a Moabite city named in Jeremiah's oracle against Moab. It is important because it shows the breadth of the prophetic judgment across the plateau towns. First appears in Jer 48:23.1
Place meaning
house of recompense
Coordinates
31.52, 35.84
First appears
Jer 48:23
AI summary: Beth-gamul matters because Jeremiah's naming of city after city makes Moab's downfall feel exhaustive and unavoidable. The place belongs to that extended geography of judgment.1
Place meaning
house of recompense
Latitude
31.52
Longitude
35.84
Bible references
1
Camel-house, a city in the “plain country” of Moab denounced by the prophet (Jer. 48:23); probably the modern Um-el-Jemal, near Bozrah, one of the deserted cities of the Hauran. 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Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated.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.
| Book | Cross-References |
|---|---|
| Jer |
Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
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.