Place Old Testament
Beth-anoth
Also known as Beth-anoth =ESV, KJV; Beth Anoth =NIV
Beth-anoth was a town in the hill country of Judah, mentioned in the list of cities and villages within Judah's inheritance. (Joshua 15:59) Mentioned once in Scripture, at Joshua 15:59.
Why it matters. Town in the hill country of Judah.
- Primary passages
- Location
- 31.558, 35.124 (approximate, within about 2 km)
Coordinates from STEPBible TIPNR (palopenmaps.org link). Approximate; not independently verified.
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Beth-anoth
Beth-anoth is mentioned only once in the Bible, in Joshua 15:59, as part of the list of cities and villages in the hill country of Judah. The name Beth-anoth means "house of answers" or "house of affliction" in Hebrew. The town is listed along with other cities such as Halhul, Beth-zur, and Gedor. The exact location of Beth-anoth is not specified in the Bible, but it was situated in the hill country of Judah, which is the central mountainous region of the Promised Land.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
Joshua (1 verse)