Beth-car in the Bible.

Beth-car is a town in the Bible, about 19 km (12 miles) north-west of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 1 verse, 1 Samuel 7:11.

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What happened at Beth-car.

Sheep-house, a place to which the Israelites pursued the Philistines west from Mizpeh (1 Sam. 7:11).

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

Near Beth-car.

Kiriath-jearim10 km south
Gibeon11 km south-east
Mizpah13 km east
Bethel15 km east
Gibeah16 km south-east
Jerusalem19 km south-east

The verse that names Beth-car.

1 Samuel 1

1 Samuel 7:11And the men of Israel went out of Mizpeh, and pursued the Philistines, and smote them, until they came under Beth-car.

Questions about Beth-car.

Where is Beth-car in the Bible?

Beth-car is a town about 19 km (12 miles) north-west of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Beth-car named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Beth-car in 1 verse, in 1 book.

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