A city where Bacchides, a Syrian general of the Maccabean period, camped after his massacre of 60 Hasidian Jews in Jerusalem (1 Maccabees 7:19). At Beth-zaith, more Jews were killed and thrown into a pit. Beth-zaith is identified with modern Beit Zeita, near Bethlehem.
Beth-Zaith
From Tyndale Bible Dictionary, adapted by Mission Mutual. CC BY-SA 4.0.