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The first settlement Jacob established after his reunion with Esau, east of the Jordan River; the name means 'shelters' or 'booths,' reflecting the temporary structures Jacob built there for his livestock.
East of JordanHistorically Verified
Dug up since the 1960s at Tell Deir Alla. A famous inscription about the prophet Balaam was found here — one of the only times a biblical figure shows up in a non-biblical text from the same era.
open_in_newSuccoth was a settlement east of the Jordan River where Jacob stopped after his reconciliation with Esau, building shelters for his livestock and giving the place its name, meaning "booths" (Genesis 33:17). It later served as the first campsite for the Israelites during their Exodus from Egypt (Exodus 12:37), and appears again in Judges 8, where Gideon confronted its leaders for refusing to aid his pursuit of the Midianite kings.