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Beth Shemesh
Facts:
Beth Shemesh was the name of a Canaanite city approximately 30 kilometers west of Jerusalem.
- The Israelites captured Beth Shemesh during the time of Joshua's leadership.
- Beth Shemesh was a city that was set aside as a place for the Levite priests to live.
- When the Philistines were taking the captured ark of the covenant back to Jerusalem, Beth Shemesh was the first city where they stopped with it.
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(See also: arkofthecovenant · canaan · jerusalem · joshua · levite · philistines, )