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Biblical place

Where was Beth-shan?

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

First appears in Joshua 17:11 · 6 books · 6 chapters

Overview

House of security or rest, a city which belonged to Manasseh (1 Chr. 7:29), on the west of Jordan. The bodies of Saul and his sons were fastened to its walls. Modern identification: Tel Bet Shean.

Beth-shan is represented in the local geography layer as Tel Bet Shean. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 17:11 and is mentioned across 6 books, with 8 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Key passages

Appears in

Joshua

1 chapter · 2 verse mentions

1 Samuel

1 chapter · 2 verse mentions

Judges

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

2 Samuel

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

1 Kings

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

1 Chronicles

1 chapter · 1 verse mention