Betharamphtha
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Betharamphtha was an important ancient town in the region of Perea, east of the Jordan River, known from classical and biblical-era geography.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Betharamphtha canonical | 2 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient town
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Jewish history
ⓘ
early Christian geography ⓘ |
| describedIn |
biblical-era geography
ⓘ
classical geography ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext |
Ancient Mediterranean world
ⓘ
surface form:
Greco-Roman Near East
Levant ⓘ
surface form:
Levantine
|
| hasFeature | strategic location east of the Jordan River ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod |
Byzantine period
ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
| hasNameEtymology | Semitic origin ⓘ |
| hasReligiousContext | biblical geography ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
regional administrative center (probable)
ⓘ
way-station on routes east of the Jordan (probable) ⓘ |
| hasStatus | ruined town ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfSettlement | urban settlement ⓘ |
| knownAs |
Betharamphtha of Perea
ⓘ
Betharampta ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf | Jordan River ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Perea ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Jordan ⓘ |
| mentionedInContextOf |
Decapolis and surrounding regions
ⓘ
historic Palestine ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Palestine
|
| partOf |
Ancient Near East
ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Near East
ancient region of Perea ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence | Transjordan ⓘ |
| timeOfFlourishing |
1st century CE (approximate)
ⓘ
1st millennium BCE (approximate) ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.