BEON (PLACE) [Heb bĕʿōn (בְּעֹן)]. A site in N Moab allotted to the tribe of Reuben for pasture (Num 32:3). It is generally identified with BAAL-MEON. The critical apparatus of BHS conjectures that MT’s bʿn is corrupt, and should be read *bt mʿn, that is, Beth Meon (as in Jer 48:23).C. Gilbert Romero
BEON. An old Amorite city on the frontiers of Moab, known fully as Beth-baal-meon (q.v.Josh 13:17); more briefly Baal-meon (q.v.; Num 32:38) or Beth-meon (Jer 48:23), as well as Beon (32:3). It was assigned to the Reubenites and rebuilt by them (Num 32:2–5). The city was held by Mesha, king of Moab,
BE´ON (bē-onʹ). Perhaps an early scribal error for “Meon,” one of the places fit for pasturage; Num. 32:3–4, “a land for livestock.” It is more properly called Beth-baal-meon (Josh. 13:17), more briefly Baal-meon (Num. 32:38), and Beth-meon (Jer. 48:23).
BEON (Bēʹ ŏn) Place-name of uncertain meaning. Probably a copyist’s change from original Meon (Num. 32:3), a short form of Beth-meon or Beth-baal-meon. See Beth-baal-meon.
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