Beth-shittah
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| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Also called | Beth Shittah, Acacia House, Beth Acacia |
| Most likely | Tel Salwim (low confidence) |
| Coordinates | 32.539° N, 35.407° E |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | Judges 7:22 |
Beth-shittah is a settlement named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Tel Salwim (low confidence; 4 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 Salwim | low (19%) | 32.539° N, 35.407° E |
| Sleikhat | low (19%) | 32.323° N, 35.593° E |
| Shatta | very low (8%) | 32.552° N, 35.426° E |
| Tell es Sa’idiyeh | very low (2%) | 32.268° N, 35.577° E |
| Tell Umm Hamad | very low (2%) | 32.142° N, 35.581° E |
Verses
Judges
- Judges 7:22And the three hundred blew the trumpets, and the Lord set every man’s sword against his fellow, even throughout all the host: and the host fled to Beth–shittah in Zererath, and to the border of Abel–meholah, unto Tabbath.And when the three hundred rams’ horns sounded, the LORD set all the men in the camp against one another with their swords. The army fled to Beth-shittah toward Zererah as far as the border of Abel-meholah near Tabbath.
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.