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Beth-shan in the Bible.

Beth-shan is a town in the Bible, about 84 km (52 miles) north of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 8 verses, from Joshua 17:11 to 1 Chronicles 7:29.

People named with Beth-shan.

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All 8 verses that name Beth-shan.

Joshua 2

  • Joshua 17:11And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Beth-shean and her towns, and Ibleam and her towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Endor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and her towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns, even three countries.
  • Joshua 17:16And the children of Joseph said, The hill is not enough for us: and all the Canaanites that dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, both they who are of Beth-shean and her towns, and they who are of the valley of Jezreel.

Judges 1

  • Judges 1:27Neither did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

1 Samuel 2

  • 1 Samuel 31:10And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan.
  • 1 Samuel 31:12All the valiant men arose, and went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth-shan, and came to Jabesh, and burnt them there.

2 Samuel 1

  • 2 Samuel 21:12And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabesh-gilead, which had stolen them from the street of Beth-shan, where the Philistines had hanged them, when the Philistines had slain Saul in Gilboa:

1 Kings 1

  • 1 Kings 4:12Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam:

1 Chronicles 1

  • 1 Chronicles 7:29And by the borders of the children of Manasseh, Beth-shean and her towns, Taanach and her towns, Megiddo and her towns, Dor and her towns. In these dwelt the children of Joseph the son of Israel.

Questions about Beth-shan.

Where is Beth-shan in the Bible?

Beth-shan is a town about 84 km (52 miles) north 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-shan named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Beth-shan in 8 verses, in 6 books, from Joshua 17:11 to 1 Chronicles 7:29.

Which people are named with Beth-shan in the Bible?

The verses that name Beth-shan also name Manasseh, Ahilud, Baana, Joseph, Asher and David, among others.

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