- Bethhaccerem:
- Beth-haccerem was a town of Judah, situated on a mountain, between Jerusalem and Tekoa, according to Jerome on "O ye childrenª of Benjamin,ª gather yourselves to fleeª° out of the midstª¹ of Jerusalem,ª and blowª° the trumpetª in Tekoa,ª and set upª° a sign² of fire¹ in¹ Bethhaccerem:ª for¹ evilª appearethª° out of the north,ª¹ and greatª destruction.ª ... Reprobateª° silverª shall [men] callª° them, because¹ the LORDª hath rejectedª° them." {Jer 6:1-30}. Dr. Pococke conjectures that the Mountain of the Franks, called also the Mount of Bethulia, from a village of that name near it, west-north-west of Tekoa, is the ancient Beth-haccerem; the position of which seems to agree with the citadel of Herodium, built by Herod, on a moderate-sized hill, sixty furlongs from Jerusalem. "O ye childrenª of Benjamin,ª gather yourselves to fleeª° out of the midstª¹ of Jerusalem,ª and blowª° the trumpetª in Tekoa,ª and set upª° a sign² of fire¹ in¹ Bethhaccerem:ª for¹ evilª appearethª° out of the north,ª¹ and greatª destruction.ª" {Jer 6:1}
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