BETH-BARAH bĕth bâr’ ə (Heb. בֵּ֥ית בָּרָ֖ה, town of fords), mentioned only in Judges 7:24 where it appears in a peculiar sentence. “...as far as Beth-barah, and also the Jordan.” Many scholars have supported the emendation of the MT to מַעְבְּרֹ֤ות הַיַּרְדֵּנ׃֙, “the fords of the Jordan.” In light of the fact that there is no known location of the place, the emendation is plausible. If such a village did exist it must have stood W of the Jordan toward Esdraelon.