Beth-shemesh
Beth-shemesh appears in 17 verses of the Bible, from Joshua to 2 Chronicles.
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- Near Tel Bet Shemesh, 25 km west of Jerusalem
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In the Bible dictionary
Beth Shemesh: Levitical town of Judah on the Philistine border, where the Ark of the Covenant returned on a cart drawn by two cows (1 Samuel 6:12-13).
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The boundary circled west of Baalah to Mount Seir, passed along to the town of Kesalon on the northern slope of Mount Jearim, and went down to Beth-shemesh and on to Timnah.
Joshua 15:10 · Read the chapter -
If they cross the border of our land and go to Beth-shemesh, we will know it was the Lord who brought this great disaster upon us. If they don’t, we will know it was not his hand that caused the plague. It came simply by chance.”
1 Samuel 6:9 · Read the chapter -
Ben-deker, in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elon-bethhanan.
1 Kings 4:9 · Read the chapter -
But Amaziah refused to listen, so King Jehoash of Israel mobilized his army against King Amaziah of Judah. The two armies drew up their battle lines at Beth-shemesh in Judah.
2 Kings 14:11 · Read the chapter -
Ain, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh.
1 Chronicles 6:59 · Read the chapter -
So King Jehoash of Israel mobilized his army against King Amaziah of Judah. The two armies drew up their battle lines at Beth-shemesh in Judah.
2 Chronicles 25:21 · Read the chapter
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