A fortified town in the territory of Naphtali.
About Beth-shemesh (of Naphtali)
A strong Canaanite city given to the tribe of Naphtali (Joshua 19:38). The people who lived in this Beth-shemesh were not kicked out by the Israelites (Judges 1:33).
Key References
Iron, Migdal-el, Horem, Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh. There were nineteen cities, along with their villages.
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)
Iron, Migdal-el, Horem, Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh. There were nineteen cities, along with their villages.
Judges (1)
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.