Be-Eshterah — Tyndale Open Bible Dictionary

City of the half-tribe of Manasseh given to the Levitical family of Gershonites in the partitioning of the Promised Land (Jos 21:27). The spelling is a shortened form for Beth-ashtaroth (“house or place of Ashtaroth”). It seems to be the same as the city of Ashtaroth found in a similar passage (1 Chr 6:71). See Ashtaroth, Ashterathite; Levitical Cities.

Show passage in OET: JOS 21:27

OET-RV JOS 21:27

27 The Levite Gereshon clans were allocated cities from within the Menasheh (Manasseh) half-tribe’s territory: Golan in the Bashan (which was assigned as a refuge city for anyone who accidentally kills someone) and Be’eshterah—two cities with their surrounding fields.

OET-LV JOS 21:27

27 And_belonged_to_the _descendants _of Gērəshōn from_the _clans _of the _Lēviyyiy from_the _half _of the _tribe _of Mənashsheh DOM the _city _of (the)_refuge _of the _killer DOM Gōlān in_Bāshān and_DOM lands _of_its _pasture and_DOM Beeshtarah and_DOM lands _of_its _pasture cities two.

Show passage in OET: CH1 6:71

OET-RV CH1 6:71

71 Gereshon’s descendants also received, from the part of the Menasheh tribe that lived across the Yarden River, two cities and pastureland near them: Golan in the Bashan region, and Ashtarot.

OET-LV CH1 6:56

56  To_the _descendants _of Gērəshom from_the _clan _of the _half _of the _tribe _of Mənashsheh DOM Gōlān in_Bāshān and_DOM lands _of_its _pasture and_DOM ˊAshtārōt and_DOM lands _of_its _pasture.

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