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Beth-Shemites
Excerpt from the Lexham Bible Dictionary, the most advanced Bible dictionary.
The inhabitants of Beth-Shemesh in Judah. Joshua the Beth-Shemite (who is also called Joshua of Beth-Shemish) is mentioned in 1 Samuel (1 Sam 6:14, 18; compare 1 Sam 6:15).
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The Lexham Bible Dictionary
Beth-Shemites
Beth-Shemites (בֵּית־שִׁמְשִׁי‎, beith-shimshiy). The inhabitants of Beth-Shemesh in Judah. Joshua the Beth-Shemite (who is also called Joshua of Beth-Shemish) is mentioned in 1 Samuel (1 Sam 6:14, 18; compare 1 Sam 6:15).
Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible
Beth-shemite
Beth-shemite. Inhabitant of Beth-shemesh (1 Sm 6:14, 18 kjv).See Beth-shemesh #1.
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised
Beth-Shemite
Beth-Shemite beth-sheʹmit [Heb. beṯ-šimšî] (1 S. 6:14, 18). An inhabitant of Beth-shemesh in Judah. See Beth-shemesh 1.
Tyndale Bible Dictionary
Beth-Shemite
BETH-SHEMITE* Inhabitant of Beth-shemesh (1 Sm 6:14, 18). See Beth-shemesh #1.
The Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia
Beth-Shemite
BETH-SHEMITE. An inhabitant of Beth-shemesh (q.v.) on the western edge of Judah, specifically, Joshua the Beth-shemite (1 Sam 6:14, 18), in whose field the cart bearing the ark of the covenant came to rest.
Eerdmans Bible Dictionary
Beth-Shemite
Beth-Shemite [bĕth shĕmˊīt] (Heb. bêṯ-haššimši). An inhabitant of Beth-shemesh in Judah (1 Sam. 6:14, 18, KJV).
The New Unger’s Bible Dictionary
Beth-Shemite
BETH´-SHEMITE (beth-sheʹmīt). An inhabitant (1 Sam. 6:14, 18) of Beth-shemesh (which see) in Judea.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
BETH-SHEMITE
BETH-SHEMITE<beth-she’-mit> בֵּית־שִׁמְשִׁי‎ [beth-shimshi] (1 Samuel 6:14, 28)): An inhabitant of Beth-shemesh in Judah (compare BETH-SHEMESH 1).
The Westminster Bible Dictionary
Shemites
SHEMITESI. E’lam: the inhabitants of the province of Elymais, on the left or east bank of the Tigris, opposite Babylonia and between Babylonia and Persia proper.II. As’shur: the Assyrians.III. Ar-phax’ad: the inhabitants of some district of Assyria, perhaps on the northern frontier, but precise locality
Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary
Beth-Shemite
BETH-SHEMITE (Bĕth-shēʹ mit) Resident of Beth-shemesh. See Beth-shemesh.
The Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible, Volume 1, A–C
Beth-Shemite
Beth-shemite beth-shem′it (בֵּית־שִׁמְשִׁי‎ H1128). Term used in the KJV and other versions with reference to a certain Joshua, in whose field the ark of the covenant was set (1 Sam. 6:14, 18; NIV, “Joshua of Beth Shemesh”). See Beth Shemesh #3.
The International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia, Volumes 1–5
Beth-Shemite
BETH-SHEMITE, beth-shēʹmit (בֵּית־שׁמְשִׁי‎, bēth-shimshī [1 S 6:14, 18]): An inhabitant of Beth-shemesh in Judah (cf Beth-shemesh 1).
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Joshua (of Beth-shemeh)
Beth-shemesh (of Judah)
Beth-shemesh (of Naphtali)