Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Beth-shemesh?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tel Rosh.

First appears in Joshua 19:38 · 2 books · 2 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Rosh.

Beth-shemesh is represented in the local geography layer as Tel Rosh. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 19:38 and is mentioned across 2 books, with 2 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Canaan

About 31 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Galilee

About 36 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Nazareth

About 38 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Samaria

About 86 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Damascus

About 105 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 Rosh.

Beth-shemesh is commonly identified with Tel Rosh, 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 Rosh

33.041°N · 35.333°E

Key passages

Appears in

Joshua

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

Judges

1 chapter · 1 verse mention