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Betonim

Betonim

(Betʹo·nim) [Pistachio Nuts].

A city E of the Jordan that Moses gave as “a gift” to the tribe of Gad. (Jos 13:24-27) Betonim is generally held to be the present-day Khirbet Batneh in the mountainous country 21 km (13 mi) W of Rabbah (in Ammon).