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Beth Shean in Naves Topical Bible

A city of the tribe of Manasseh 1Ch 7:29; Jos 17:11 -Not subdued Jud 1:27 -Bodies of Saul and his sons exposed in 1Sa 31:10,12 -Called BETH-SHAW 1Sa 31:10,12; 2Sa 21:12 -District of, under tribute to Solomon's commissariat 1Ki 4:12...

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Beth Shemesh in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

beth-she'-mesh, beth'-shemesh (beth-shemesh; Baithsamus, "house of the sun"): This name for a place doubtless arose in every instance from the presence of a sanctuary of the sun there. In accordance with the meaning and origin of the word, it is quite to be expected that there should be several places of this name in Bible lands, and the expe...

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Beth Shemesh Scripture - 1 Samuel 6:19

And he smote the men of Bethshemesh, because they had looked into the ark of the LORD, even he smote of the people fifty thousand and threescore and ten men: and the people lamented, because the LORD had smitten [many] of the people with a great slaughter....

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Beth Shemesh Scripture - Joshua 19:22

And the coast reacheth to Tabor, and Shahazimah, and Bethshemesh; and the outgoings of their border were at Jordan: sixteen cities with their villages....

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Beth Shemesh Scripture - 1 Samuel 6:12

And the kine took the straight way to the way of Bethshemesh, [and] went along the highway, lowing as they went, and turned not aside [to] the right hand or [to] the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them unto the border of Bethshemesh....

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Bethany Scripture - Luke 19:29

And it came to pass, when he was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called [the mount] of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,...

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Beersheba Scripture - 1 Samuel 8:2

Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: [they were] judges in Beersheba....

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Berea in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(well watered). 1. A city of Macedonia, mentioned in Ac 17:10,13 It is now called Verria or Kara-Verria, and is situated on the eastern slope of the Olympian mountain range, and has 15,000 or 20,000 inhabitants. 2. The modern Aleppo, mentioned in 2 Macc. 13:4. 3. A place in Judea, apparently not very far from Jerusalem. 1 Macc. 9:4....

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Beth Peor in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(house of Peor), a place on the east of Jordan, opposite Jericho and six miles above Libias or Beth-haran. Jos 13:20; De 3:29; 4:46...

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Beth Shean in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(house of rest), or in Samuel, BETHSHAN, a city which belonged to Manasseh, 1Ch 7:29 though within the limits of Issachar Jos 17:11 and therefore on the west of Jordan. Comp. 1 Macc. 5:62. In later times it was called Scythopolis. 2 Macc. 12:29. The place is still known as Beisan. It lies in the Ghor or Jordan valley, about twelve miles south ...

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