Summary

Beit Hayeshimot is a city on the Steppes of Moav in the tribal territory of Reuven.

Currently identified as Tel El-Azeimeh near Hirbat Soyma (Y. Aharoni, Y. Peres.)

  • Bnei Yisrael encamped at Beit hayeshimot on their journey from Egypt (Numbers 33, 49).
  • In the days of Moshe, Bnei Yisrael conquered Beit Ha-Yeshimot (Joshua 12, 3; Joshua 13, 20).
  • At the end of the era of the Kings, Beit Hayeshimot returned to the hands of Moav (Ezekiel 25, 9).
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