Beth-anath

A fortified town in the territory of Naphtali.

About Beth-anath

A town given to the tribe of Naphtali (Joshua 19:38). The tribe did not drive out the people who originally lived there (Judges 1:33). The Israelites often made slaves of the remaining Canaanite people. They were then corrupted by the non-Jewish religious practices.

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Key References

Joshua 19:38

Iron, Migdal-el, Horem, Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh. There were nineteen cities, along with their villages.

Judges 1:33

Naphtali failed to drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath. So the Naphtalites also lived among the Canaanite inhabitants of the land, but the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath served them as forced laborers.

All Scripture References (2)

Joshua (1)
Joshua 19:38

Iron, Migdal-el, Horem, Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh. There were nineteen cities, along with their villages.

Judges (1)
Judges 1:33

Naphtali failed to drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath. So the Naphtalites also lived among the Canaanite inhabitants of the land, but the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath served them as forced laborers.