A location on the plains of Moab near the Jordan River, east of Jericho. Israel camped at Beth-Jeshimoth before crossing into Canaan (Numbers 33:49). The site is also mentioned in Ezekiel's oracle against Moab (Ezekiel 25:9). The name combines bayit (house) with yeshimoth, the plural of yeshimah, meaning desolation or desert waste.
Israel encamped at Beth-Jeshimoth — the house of desolations — just before entering the promised land. This placement is theologically rich: the liminal space before covenant fulfillment is often a place of desolation and testing. The wilderness journey from Egypt to Canaan is a type of the Christian's journey through the present age toward the kingdom of God. The people of God are often camped in the desert of waiting, just one step from promise. Trust and obedience are the keys to crossing over.