BEEROTH@ - (wells), one of the four cities of the Hivites who deluded Joshua into a treaty of peace with them. Joshua:9:17) It is now el-Bireh , which stands about 10 miles north of Jerusalem.
BEEROTH OF THE CHILDREN OF JAAKAN @ - the wells of the tribe of Bene-Jaakan, which formed one of the halting-places of the Israelites in the desert. (10:6) In Numbers:33:31) the name is given as BENE-JAAKAN only.