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A ford of the Jordan River; mentioned in the account of Gideon defeating the Midianites (Judg 7:24).
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The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary
BETH-BARAH (PLACE) [Heb bêt bārâ (בֵּית בָּרָה)]. An undetermined location thought to be near the Jordan river (Judg 7:24). Here the Ephraimites, under the direction of Gideon, cut off the fleeing Midianites by seizing the area around the Jordan up to this point. The precise meaning of the place name
Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised
Beth-Barah beth-bârʹə [Heb. bêṯ bārâ]. A place in the vicinity of the Jordan Valley, probably located between the Jordan and the modern Wâdī Fâr‘ah. At this point the enemy could easily be taken. Gideon sent messengers to the Ephraimites directing them to seize these rivers “as far as Beth-Barah”
Tyndale Bible Dictionary
The Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia
Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible
Eerdmans Bible Dictionary
Catholic Bible Dictionary
Smith’s Bible Dictionary
The New Unger’s Bible Dictionary
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
Beth-Barah—house of crossing, a place south of the scene of Gideon’s victory (Judg. 7:24). It was probably the chief ford of the Jordan in that district, and may have been that by which Jacob crossed when he returned from Mesopotamia, near the Jabbok (Gen. 32:22), and at which Jephthah slew the Ephraimites