Beit Shemesh

Beit Shemesh

בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ‎
بيت شمس
Beit Shemesh בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ‎; بيت شمس;
City
Hebrew transcription(s)
• ISO 259	Beit Šemš
• Also spelled	Bet Shemesh (official)
	Emblem of Beit Shemesh
	Beit Shemesh Beit Shemesh
	Coordinates: 31°44′44″N 34°59′12″E / 31.74556°N 34.98667°E
Country	Israel
District	Jerusalem District
Government
• Mayor	Shmuel Greenberg
Area
• Total	34,259 dunams (34.259 km2 or 13.227 sq mi)
Population (2024)
• Total	170,683
• Density	5,000/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
Name meaning	House of the sun

Beit Shemesh (Hebrew: בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ [bet ʃemeʃ]) is a city located approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) west of Jerusalem in Israel's Jerusalem District. A center of Haredi Judaism, Beit Shemesh has a population of 170,683 as of 2024.^[3]

The city is named after and located near the remains of ancient Beth Shemesh, a biblical city in the territory of Judah.^[4] Its ruins can be found today at the archaeological site of Tel Beit Shemesh.

^ "Municipal Elections - Second Round".
^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
^ https://www.btl.gov.il/mediniyut/situation/statistics/btlstatistics.aspx?type=1&id=2610
^ Lemche, Niels Peter (2004). Historical dictionary of ancient Israel. Historical dictionaries of ancient civilizations and historical eras. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-8108-4848-1.

[1] "Municipal Elections - Second Round".

[Israelpopulations-2] "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.

[3] ttps://www.btl.gov.il/mediniyut/situation/statistics/btlstatistics.aspx?type=1&id=2610

[:02-4] Lemche, Niels Peter (2004). Historical dictionary of ancient Israel. Historical dictionaries of ancient civilizations and historical eras. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-8108-4848-1.

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