Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Beth-shemesh?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Sheikh esh Shamsawi.

First appears in Joshua 19:22 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Sheikh esh Shamsawi.

Beth-shemesh is represented in the local geography layer as Sheikh esh Shamsawi. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 19:22 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Galilee

About 8 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Canaan

About 20 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Nazareth

About 21 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Samaria

About 55 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 91 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 Sheikh esh Shamsawi.

Beth-shemesh is commonly identified with Sheikh esh Shamsawi, 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

Sheikh esh Shamsawi

32.688°N · 35.525°E

Key passages

Appears in

Joshua

1 chapter · 1 verse mention