Bible Location
2 cross references · Modern-day map available
Beth-anath was a fenced city in Naphtali in the far north. It is important because it reflects the fortified landscape of the northern tribal inheritance and the limits of Israel's early control. First appears in Josh 19:38.1
Coordinates
33.15, 35.43
First appears
Josh 19:38
AI summary: Beth-anath appears in the tension between allotted possession and incomplete settlement. Joshua includes it among Naphtali's fortified towns, while Judges shows that full displacement of the earlier inhabitants did not occur. The cross references present Beth-anath as a northern stronghold marked by inheritance and incomplete conquest.1
Latitude
33.15
Longitude
35.43
Bible references
2
House of response, one of the fenced cities of Naphtali (Josh. 19:38). It is perhaps identical with the modern village ‘Ainata, 6 miles west of Kedesh. 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.