Beth-shemesh (Joshua 19) 2
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Other places named Beth-shemesh: Beth-shemesh, Beth-shemesh (Joshua 19).
| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Also called | Beth Shemesh |
| Most likely | Tel Rosh (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 33.041° N, 35.333° E |
| Mentioned in | 2 verses |
| First mention | Joshua 19:38 |
Beth-shemesh (Joshua 19) 2 is a settlement named in 2 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Tel Rosh (medium confidence; 2 other proposals below).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| Tel Rosh | medium (53%) | 33.041° N, 35.333° E |
| Hariss | very low (0%) | 33.175° N, 35.377° E |
| another name for Beth-shemesh (Joshua 19) | very low (-2%) | 32.688° N, 35.525° E |
Verses
Joshua
- Joshua 19:38And Iron, and Migdal–el, Horem, and Beth–anath, and Beth–shemesh; nineteen cities with their villages.Iron, Migdal-el, Horem, Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh. There were nineteen cities, along with their villages.
Judges
- Judges 1:33Neither did Naphtali drive out the inhabitants of Beth–shemesh, nor the inhabitants of Beth–anath; but he dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: nevertheless the inhabitants of Beth–shemesh and of Beth–anath became tributaries unto them.Naphtali failed to drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath. So the Naphtalites also lived among the Canaanite inhabitants of the land, but the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath served them as forced laborers.
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.