Beth-shean

House of security or rest, a city which belonged to Manasseh (1 Chr. 7:29), on the west of Jordan. The bodies of Saul and his sons were fastened to its walls. In Solomon’s time it gave its name to a district (1 Kings 4:12). The name is found in an abridged form, Bethshan, in 1 Sam. 31:10, 12 and 2 Sam. 21:12. It is on the road from Jerusalem to Damascus, about 5 miles from the Jordan, and 14 from the south end of the Lake of Gennesaret. After the Captivity it was called Scythopolis, i.e., “the city of the Scythians,” who about B.C. 640 came down from the steppes of Southern Russia and settled in different places in Syria. It is now called Beisan.

Recorded scripture occurrences (5)

References recorded in the source data; this is not an exhaustive list of mentions.

Show passage in OET: JOS 17:11

OET-RV JOS 17:11

11 Menasheh was allocated cities inside both Yisakar’s and Asher’s territories: Beyt -Shean, Yivleam, Dor, Eyn-Dor, Ta’anak, and Megidon along with their surrounding towns.

OET-LV JOS 17:11

11 And_he/it _was to_Mənashsheh in_Yissāskār and_in_ʼĀshēr Bēyt Shan and_her/its_daughters and_Yiⱱləˊām/(Ibleam) and_her/its_daughters and_DOM the _inhabitants _of Dōr and_her/its_daughters and_the _inhabitants _of Endor and_daughters _of_its and_the _inhabitants _of Taˊₐnāk and_daughters _of_its and_the _inhabitants _of Məgiddōn and_her/its_daughters the _three _of (the)_Napheth.

Show passage in OET: JOS 17:16

OET-RV JOS 17:16

16 “The hill country certainly isn’t big enough for all of us,” they responded, “plus the Kena’anim (Canaanites) living in the Yizre’el (Jezreel) valley and in Beyt-Shean and the surrounding towns have iron chariots.”

OET-LV JOS 17:16

16 And_ the _descendants _of Yōşēf _they _said not it _will _be _found to/for_us the _hill_country and_chariotry _of iron in_all the_Kənaˊₐnī[s] who_dwells in_land _of the _valley to_those_who in_house _of shəʼān and_her/its_daughters and_to_those_who are_in_the _valley _of Yizrəˊ^ʼēl/(Jezreel).

Show passage in OET: JDG 1:27

OET-RV JDG 1:27

27 However Menasheh’s (Manasseh) descendants didn’t drive out those living in Beyt -Shean, Ta’anak, Dor, Yivleam, or Megidon, because the Kena’anim (Canaanites) were determined to keep living there.

OET-LV JDG 1:27

27 And_not Mənashsheh it _took _possession _of DOM Bēyt Shan and_DOM daughters _of_its and_DOM Taˊₐnāk and_DOM daughters _of_its and_DOM the _inhabitants _of of _Dōr and_DOM daughters _of_its and_DOM the _inhabitants _of Yiⱱləˊām/(Ibleam) and_DOM daughters _of_its and_DOM the _inhabitants _of Məgiddōn and_DOM daughters _of_its and_ the_Kənaˊₐnī/(Canaanite)[s] _it _was _determined to_dwell on _the_earth (the)_this.

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