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Bithron
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
bith´ron ( הבּתרון , ha -bithrōn ; ὅλην τὴν παρατείνουσαν , hólēn tḗn parateı́nousan , literally "the entire (land) extending"; 2 Samuel 2:29 , "the Bithron," i.e. the gorge or groove): Does not seem to be a proper name; rather it indicates the gorge by which Abner approached Mahanaim. Buhl (GAP , 121) favors identification with Wādy ‛Ajlūn , along which in later times a Rom road connected ‛Ajlūn and Mahanaim. Others (Guthe, Kurz. bib. Wörterbuch , under the word) incline to Wādy esh Sha‛ı̄b .
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Bithron'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/b/bithron.html. 1915.