Lexical Definition

‎בֶּטֶן‎ Beṭen (beh'-ten) Beten ^N:N--L
the same as ‎בֶּטֶן‎

Beten.

• § Beten = "womb"
• Beten. a place in Palestine

1) a city in Asher

Brown-Driver-Briggs

II. ‎בֶּ֫טֶן‎ proper name, of a location city in Asher Josh 19:25 (= depression, basin, vally ? compare Arabic Lane^{220 col. 3}) = Βατναί, called Βωθβετεν compare Lag^{Onom. 236, 2nd ed. 249}; ᵐ5 Βαιθοκ ᵐ5^L Βετελ

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Beten • Town allotted to the tribe of Asher.

Beten was a town allotted to the tribe of Asher in the division of the Promised Land. (Joshua 19:25)

• A location only mentioned at Jos.19.25;
• only referred to as Beten בֶּטֶן.
  

Beten is mentioned only once in the Bible, in Joshua 19:25, as part of the list of towns and territories allotted to the tribe of Asher during the division of the Promised Land under Joshua's leadership. The town is listed along with other cities such as Achshaph, Alammelech, and Amad. The exact location of Beten is not specified in the Bible, but it was within the territory of Asher, which was situated in the northwestern part of Canaan, along the Mediterranean coast.

All entries for Beten: בֶּטֶן