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He builtוַיִּבֶןBethlehem,בֵּית לֶחֶםEtam,וְ עֵיטָםTekoa,וְ תְּקוֹעַ
2 Chronicles 11:6
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2 Chronicles 11:6, word by word
- He builtיִּבֶןyiven
build
To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.
Where else “yiven” appears- Bethlehemבֵּיתbet
Bethlehem
See it on the mapWhere else “bet” appears- Etamעֵיטָםetam
Etam
Etam, a place in Judah with a rock where Samson took refuge; also a town of Judah fortified by Rehoboam (2 Chronicles 11:6).
Where else “etam” appears- Tekoaתְּקוֹעַtekoa
Tekoa
Tekoa: a town of Judah south of Bethlehem; the wise woman Joab sent to David came from there, and later the prophet Amos.
Where else “tekoa” appears
Places in this verse
Bethlehem
Today: Bethlehem (Bayt Lahm), West Bank
A town in Judea, about 5.5 miles (9 km) south of Jerusalem.
Rachel died near it (Gen 35:19), Naomi and Ruth lived there (Ruth 1:1), and David was born there. Micah said a ruler would come from it, and Jesus was born in Bethlehem (Mic 5:2; Matt 2:1).
The context
5Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and he built cities as fortresses in Judah.
6 · This verse (above)
7Beth-zur, Soco, Adullam,