Place
Beth-shemesh
- Type
- City
- Location
- 31.731°, 34.993°
A sacerdotal city in the tribe of Dan (Josh. 21:16; 1 Sam. 6:15), on the north border of Judah (Josh. 15:10).
- Other names
- Part of
Easton's Bible Dictionary
A sacerdotal city in the tribe of Dan (Josh. 21:16; 1 Sam. 6:15), on the north border of Judah (Josh. 15:10). It was the scene of an encounter between Jehoash, king of Israel, and Amaziah, king of Judah, in which the latter was made prisoner (2 Kings 14:11, 13). It was afterwards taken by the Philistines (2 Chr. 28:18). It is the modern ruined Arabic village ‘Ain-shems, on the north-west slopes of the mountains of Judah, 14 miles west of Jerusalem.
In Scripture
17 verses in 6 books
- Joshua15:10; 21:16
- 1 Samuel6:9, 12–15, 18–20
- 1 Kings4:9
- 2 Kings14:11, 13
- 1 Chronicles6:59
- 2 Chronicles25:21, 23; 28:18
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