Tel Beth Shemesh

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archaeological site tell

Tel Beth Shemesh is an archaeological mound in central Israel identified with the ancient biblical city of Beth Shemesh, known from both biblical texts and extensive excavations.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Tel Beit Shemesh 1
ancient city of Beth Shemesh 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site ⓘ
tell ⓘ
biblicalEventAssociated return of the Ark of the Covenant from the Philistines ⓘ
biblicalFunction Levitical city ⓘ
border town between Judah and Philistia ⓘ
biblicalTribeTerritory Tribe of Judah NERFINISHED ⓘ
country Israel ⓘ
culture Canaanite ⓘ
Israelite ⓘ
excavatedBy Duncan Mackenzie NERFINISHED ⓘ
Elihu Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ
Shlomo Bunimovitz NERFINISHED ⓘ
Zvi Lederman NERFINISHED ⓘ
excavationResumed late 20th century ⓘ
excavationStart early 20th century ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Tel Beth Shemesh NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAlternativeTransliteration Tel Bet Shemesh NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFind agricultural installations ⓘ
ceramic assemblages ⓘ
city gate ⓘ
cultic installations ⓘ
domestic structures ⓘ
fortifications ⓘ
industrial installations ⓘ
inscriptions ⓘ
identifiedWith Beth Shemesh NERFINISHED ⓘ
biblical city of Beth Shemesh ⓘ
knownFor biblical associations ⓘ
extensive archaeological excavations ⓘ
locatedIn central Israel ⓘ
locatedNear Sorek Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ
modern city of Beit Shemesh NERFINISHED ⓘ
mentionedIn Tanakh ⓘ
surface form: Hebrew Bible
overlooks Sorek Valley route NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Shephelah region NERFINISHED ⓘ
periodOfOccupation Bronze Age ⓘ
Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ
Iron Age NERFINISHED ⓘ
Persian period ⓘ
Roman period ⓘ
region Judean foothills NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousTradition Judaism ⓘ
researchTopic Iron Age urbanism in the Shephelah ⓘ
Israelite–Philistine interactions ⓘ
transition from Canaanite to Israelite culture ⓘ
strategicLocation border zone between Israelites and Philistines ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shfela (Judean lowlands) → contains → Tel Beth Shemesh ⓘ
subject surface form: Shfela
Beit Shemesh → hasArchaeologicalSite → Tel Beth Shemesh ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tel Beit Shemesh
Beit Shemesh → namedAfter → Tel Beth Shemesh ⓘ
this entity surface form: ancient city of Beth Shemesh