- Bileam:
- i.e. devouring; foreigner, [Strong's H1109]. Compare the same Hebrew word rendered Balaam. "He sentª° messengersª therefore unto¹ Balaamª the sonª of Beorª to Pethor,ª which¹ [is] by¹ the riverª of the landª of the childrenª of his people,ª to callª° him, saying,ª° Behold,¹ there is a peopleª come outª° from Egypt:ª¹ behold,¹ they coverª°¹ the faceª of the earth,ª and they¹ abideª° over againstª¹ me:" {Num 22:5}; Ibleam is here called Bileam, by a transposition of letters common to all languages. It is evident, however, that many of these cities or their names have been changed since the time of Joshua; but, as it has been well observed, Salop and Shrewsbury, Sarum and Salisbury, are as different names as any in these catalogues; yet those who live in their vicinity are not at all confused by them. Some cities also are here mentioned as belonging to Ephraim, which in Joshua are spoken of as cities of Dan; but various changes in such matters would occur in a course of ages. "And Manassehª had¹ in Issacharª and in Asherª Bethsheanª and her towns,ª and Ibleamª and her towns,ª and the inhabitantsª° of Dorª and her towns,ª and the inhabitantsª° of Endorª and her towns,ª and the inhabitantsª° of Taanachª and her towns,ª and the inhabitantsª° of Megiddoª and her towns,ª [even] threeª countries.ª" {Jsh 17:11}, Ibleam, "Neither¹ did Manassehª drive outª°¹ [the inhabitants of] Bethsheanª and her towns,ª nor Taanachª and her towns,ª nor the inhabitantsª° of Dorª and her towns,ª nor the inhabitantsª° of Ibleamª and her towns,ª nor the inhabitantsª° of Megiddoª and her towns:ª but the Canaanitesª wouldª° dwellª° in that¹ land.ª" {Jdg 1:27}
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