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Irbid (Beth Arbel) [Arbila]Irbid is believed to be the last of successive settlements in this agricultural region, that goes back to the Early Bronze Age, which would mean that Irbid has a history of a period of 6,000- 7,000 years. Irbid is possibly Beth Arbel, as it is known from the Bible. (EO Excerpt) Easton's Bible Dictionary Beth Arbel: house of God's court, a place alluded to by (Hosea 10:14) as the scene of some great military exploit, but not otherwise mentioned in Scripture. The Shalman here named was probably Shalmaneser, the king of Assyria ..... The History of the Ancient Near East Electronic Compendium |