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| Name | Beth Shemesh, Israel: Return of the Ark by the Philistines, Samson, Samuel, Sorek Valley, Zorah |
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| Video Discription | See Tel Beth Shemesh and the place where the Philistines returned the Ark of the Covenant back to Israel during the days of Samuel. DONATE: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=6FD65NH6WZFBU TOUR TRIPS TO ISRAEL BY TODD FINK: https://www.holylandsite.com/holy-land-trips-israel BOOKS ABOUT ISRAEL BY TODD FINK: https://www.toddmichaelfink.com/books Location 1. Beth-Shemesh lies 13 miles (21 km.) west of Jerusalem and 20 miles (32 km.) east of the Mediterranean Sea. It’s on Hwy. 38, about 5.5 miles (8 km.) south of Hwy. 1. 2. Beth-Shemesh was the most important city in the Sorek Valley as it was a guard-city to both east-west and north-south traffic through the region. 3. It was a border city between Judah and Dan that was given to the Levites. 4. Just across the valley (north) is the town of Zorah, where Samson lived. Some ruins and his tomb can be seen today. 5. Down the valley (west) a short distance was the town of Timnah, the hometown of Samson’s first wife, and the area where his girlfriend Delilah lived. 6. Beth-Shemesh means “House of the Sun” and probably got its name from sun worship by the Canaanites. 7. Beth-Shemesh is most known as the place where the Ark of the Covenant arrived when it was returned by the Philistines in 1 Samuel 6. Historical Background 1. Beth Shemesh was a large thriving city belonging to the Canaanites when the Israelites arrived in about 1400 BC. 2. The Philistines were part of the Canaanite people group who lived in the land (Gen. 21:34). They possessed iron and were the high-tech people of the day. 3. At the time of Judges and 1 Samuel (1050 AD), the Philistines had a stronghold in the coastal plain area. 4. As the Philistines gained territory, they moved inland. Beth Shemesh and the cities in the Sorek Valley were affected and became border towns between the Philistines and the Israelites. 5. Samson, who lived across from Beth Shemesh in Zorah, engaged in battle with the Philistines to liberate the area from their grasp and return it to the Israelites. 6. The Philistines worshipped the false god, Dagon, who was supposedly the father of Baalsabul, or Baal. He was a fish god of fertility and was represented as a half-man, half-fish creature. Places of Interest 1. Tel Beth-Shemesh • 5th century AD Byzantine Monastery • Underground Water Reservoir • Northern Double Chambered Gate • Southern Gate • Mosque Ruins • Tombs • Large rock where the Israelites did the burnt offering after receiving back the Ark of the Covenant from the Philistines. 2. Sorek Valley 3. Nahal Sorek Stream 4. Zorah • Samson's Tomb 5. Tel Timnah 6. Modern Beth-Shemesh [VKObpMosn9Q] |
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