Beth-anath
Beth-anath was a Canaanite town allotted to the tribe of Naphtali, but the Naphtalites did not drive out its inhabitants.
The name Beth-anath means “house of affliction”
PlaceOld Testament2 books2 verses
Summary
A location first mentioned at Joshua 19:38; only referred to as Beth-anath (בֵּית־עֲנָת).
Location
- Identified as
- Safad el Battikh
- Certainty
- Possible (37% of scholarship) · 3 other possible locations
- Coordinates
- 33.200° N, 35.433° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- בֵּית־עֲנָתBeth-anath
Mentions
- Iron, Migdal-el, Horem, Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh. There were nineteen cities, along with their villages.
- 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.