Beth Shemesh

Facts

Beth Shemesh was the name of a city in the tribe of Judah's territory, approximately 30 kilometers west of Jerusalem.

Beth Shemesh was taken from the Canaanites during Joshua's conquests.
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.