Berothah
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Berothah or Berothai was a city in ancient Syria
belonging to Hadadezer bar Rehob
, king of Zobah
in the early tenth century BCE. (II Sam. viii. 8) It is identified by many scholars with the Berothah mentioned in Ezekiel
xlvii. 16, which was between Hamath and Damascus
.
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
belonging to Hadadezer bar Rehob
Hadadezer bar Rehob
Hadadezer the son of Rehob was king of the Aramaean kingdom of Zobah during the early tenth century BCE. According to II Samuel, Hadadezer allied with the Ammonites against King David of Israel but was defeated...
, king of Zobah
Zobah
Zobah or Aram-Zobah was the capital of an early Aramean state in southern Syria, at one time of considerable importance. In I Samuel xiv...
in the early tenth century BCE. (II Sam. viii. 8) It is identified by many scholars with the Berothah mentioned in Ezekiel
Ezekiel
Ezekiel , "God will strengthen" , is the central protagonist of the Book of Ezekiel in the Hebrew Bible. In Judaism, Christianity and Islam, Ezekiel is acknowledged as a Hebrew prophet...
xlvii. 16, which was between Hamath and Damascus
Damascus
Damascus , commonly known in Syria as Al Sham , and as the City of Jasmine , is the capital and the second largest city of Syria after Aleppo, both are part of the country's 14 governorates. In addition to being one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, Damascus is a major...
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