Beth-shittah
Beth-shittah, a location near where the Midianites fled after being defeated by Gideon's army.
PlaceOld Testament1 book1 verse
Summary
A location only mentioned at Judges 7:22; only referred to as Beth-shittah (בֵּית הַשִּׁטָּה).
Location
- Identified as
- Tel Salwim
- Certainty
- Uncertain (19% of scholarship) · 4 other possible locations
- Coordinates
- 32.539° N, 35.407° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- בֵּית הַשִּׁטָּהBeth-shittah
Mentions
- 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.