Beth-shean
Beth-shean (Biblical Place • Beth-shan • 32.504°N, 35.503°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 17:11 , Josh 17:16 , Judg 1:27 , 1 Kgs 4:12 , 1 Chr 7:29 (identified with Beth-shan ). It is closely linked with Scythopolis (Beth Shean) — Roman Theater & Decumanus (IMAGE • archaeology): Preserved basalt and limestone theater and colonnaded street of the chief city of the Decapolis .
Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage
Bethuel (Generation 21 • Child of Nahor ): Bethuel is a biblical figure in Generation 21, child of Nahor , parent of Rebekah , Laban . ( Genesis 22:22 ) (mentioned in Genesis 22 , Genesis 24 , Genesis 25 )
Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture
Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Beth-shean (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 17:11 , Josh 17:16 , Judg 1:27 , 1 Kgs 4:12 , 1 Chr 7:29 (identified with Beth-shan ).) Beth-shemesh 3 (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 19:38 , Judg 1:33 (identified with Beth-anath ).) Beth-haccherem (Ancient biblical location referenced in Neh 3:14 , Jer 6:1 .) Beth-nimrah (now Beth- Nimrah . Referenced in Num 32:36 , Josh 13:27 .)
Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context
Primary KJV scripture witnesses include 1 Kings 4:12 : "Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo , and all Beth–shean, which is by Zarethan beneath Jezreel , from Beth–shean to Abel –meholah, even unto the place that i..."; 1 Chronicles 7:29 : "And 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..."; Joshua 17:16 : "And 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 a...".