BETH-ARBEL bĕth är’ bəl (בֵּ֥ית אַֽרְבֵ֖אל, LXX οἴκον Ιερυβαάλ, meaning house of Arbel). A town of uncertain locale. “Therefore the tumult of war shall arise among your people, and all your fortresses shall be destroyed, as Shalman destroyed Beth-arbel on the day of battle...” (Hos 10:14). There is no other mention of either this town or the king, Shalman, in the Bible. Shalmaneser III (858-824 b.c.) of 2 Kings 17:3 and 18:9 is the most likely candidate for Shalman since he is the first Assyrian king with that name to come into contact with Israel. Beth-arbel then may be the modern Irbid which is situated on a crossroads in northern Trans-Jordan.