Beit HaKerem (Biblical)
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Beit HaKerem is a biblical
place associated with the Tribe of Judah
(Neh. 3:14).
Some identify Beit HaKerem with Ein Kerem
. Others place Beit HaKerem south of Jerusalem, at Ramat Rachel
, where cairn
s on the ridge may have served as beacons of old. Others say it was near Tekoa, later known as Herodium
According to the Bible, the trumpet sounded against the invading army of Babylon
at this place (Jer. 6:1).
Beit Hakerem was a district center during the Persian Period, . Archeological finds at Ramat Rachel have yielded dozens of seal impressions on jar handles from the 4th-3rd centuries BCE bearing the inscription yehud, the official name of the province of Judah in this period.
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place associated with the Tribe of Judah
Tribe of Judah
According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Judah was one of the Tribes of Israel.Following the completion of the conquest of Canaan by the Israelite tribes after about 1200 BCE, Joshua allocated the land among the twelve tribes....
(Neh. 3:14).
Some identify Beit HaKerem with Ein Kerem
Ein Kerem
Ein Kerem , lit. “Spring of the Vineyard”, and - ‘Ein Kārem), is an ancient village of the Jerusalem District and now a neighbourhood in southwest of Jerusalem. According to Christian tradition, John the Baptist was born in Ein Kerem, leading to the establishment of many churches and monasteries....
. Others place Beit HaKerem south of Jerusalem, at Ramat Rachel
Ramat Rachel
Ramat Rachel is a kibbutz located south of Jerusalem in Israel, as an enclave within Jerusalem's municipal boundaries. Overlooking Bethlehem and Rachel's Tomb and situated within the Green Line, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council...
, where cairn
Cairn
Cairn is a term used mainly in the English-speaking world for a man-made pile of stones. It comes from the or . Cairns are found all over the world in uplands, on moorland, on mountaintops, near waterways and on sea cliffs, and also in barren desert and tundra areas...
s on the ridge may have served as beacons of old. Others say it was near Tekoa, later known as Herodium
Herodium
Herodium or Herodion is a volcano-like hill with a truncated cone located south of Jerusalem, near the city of Bethlehem in the West Bank. Herod the Great built a fortress and palace on the top of Herodium, and may have been buried there...
According to the Bible, the trumpet sounded against the invading army of Babylon
Babylon
Babylon was an Akkadian city-state of ancient Mesopotamia, the remains of which are found in present-day Al Hillah, Babil Province, Iraq, about 85 kilometers south of Baghdad...
at this place (Jer. 6:1).
Beit Hakerem was a district center during the Persian Period, . Archeological finds at Ramat Rachel have yielded dozens of seal impressions on jar handles from the 4th-3rd centuries BCE bearing the inscription yehud, the official name of the province of Judah in this period.