Joshua 13:27
Verse 27. Beth-aram] This city was rebuilt by Herod, and called Livias, in honour of Livia, the wife of Augustus. Josephus calls it Julias, Julia being the name which the Greeks commonly give to Livia.-Calmet. Succoth] A place between Jabbok and Jordan where Jacob pitched his tents, from which circumstance it obtained its name, see Ge 33:17.
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