Biblical place

Where was Beth-shemesh?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tel Bet Shemesh.

First appears in Joshua 15:10 · 6 books · 8 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Bet Shemesh.

Beth-shemesh is represented in the local geography layer as Tel Bet Shemesh. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 15:10 and is mentioned across 6 books, with 17 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 23 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 25 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 25 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 46 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 55 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Beth-shemesh today

Travel to Beth-shemesh, the modern-day Tel Bet Shemesh.

Beth-shemesh is commonly identified with Tel Bet Shemesh, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.

Beth-shemesh is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.

Modern orientation

Tel Bet Shemesh

31.751°N · 34.975°E

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