Beth-shemesh
Beth-shemesh was a fortified city in the territory of Naphtali, from which the Naphtalites did not drive out the Canaanites.
The name Beth-shemesh means “house of the sun”
PlaceOld Testament2 books2 verses
Summary
A location near Beth-anath first mentioned at Joshua 19:38; only referred to as Beth-shemesh (בֵּית שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ).
Location
- Identified as
- Tel Rosh
- Certainty
- Possible (53% of scholarship) · 2 other possible locations
- Coordinates
- 33.041° N, 35.333° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- בֵּית שֶׁ֫מֶשׁBeth-shemesh
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.