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H1048 · Hebrew · Old Testament
בֵּית פַּצֵּץ
Beth-Pazzez
Proper noun, place
House of the Dispersion

Definition

A city in the territory of Issachar (Joshua 19:21), mentioned alongside En-Haddah and En-Gannim. The name combines bayit (house) with patsats (H6327), to disperse or shatter.

Usage & Theological Significance

The detailed city lists of Joshua 13–21 represent more than administrative geography — they are covenant fulfillment in spatial form. Every city name, however obscure, marks the exact territory God promised and delivered to His people. Israel's God is not a God of vague spiritual blessings but of specific covenantal provision: these hills, these valleys, these border cities. The tribal allotments are a type of the new creation's inheritance — "the meek will inherit the earth" (Matthew 5:5) — where every saint will receive a specific, named, eternal portion in the new Jerusalem's territory.

Key Bible Verses

Joshua 19:21 Remeth, En Gannim, En Haddah and Beth Pazzez.
Joshua 19:17 The fourth lot came out for Issachar according to its clans.
Psalm 16:5 LORD, you alone are my portion and my cup; you make my lot secure.
Matthew 5:5 Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
Revelation 21:24 The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their splendor into it.

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