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Beth-Ezel
Holman Bible Dictionary
(behth-ee' zehl) Proper name meaning, “house of the leader” or “house at the side.” City Micah used in a wordplay to announce judgment on Judah about 701 B.C. All support would be taken away from the house of the leader or the house beside (Micah 1:11 ). The location may be deir el-Asal two miles east of tell beit Mirsim, but this is uncertain.
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Beth-Ezel'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/b/beth-ezel.html. 1991.