בית בד

בית בד is a ruins in , . בית בד is situated nearby to the peak , as well as near the archaeological site .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tel Sokho and Valley of Elah.

Peak
Sokho is the name given to two ancient towns in the territorial domain of Judah as mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, west of the Judean hills. Both towns were given the name Shuweikah in Arabic, a diminutive of the Arabic shawk, meaning "thorn".

Valley
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The , Ella Valley, or Wadi es-Sunt, is a long, shallow valley in the area of . It is best known from the Hebrew Bible incident where David defeated Goliath.

Archaeological site
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, also known as Elah Fortress and in Hebrew as Horbat Qayafa, is the site of an ancient fortress city overlooking the and dated to the first half of the 10th century BCE. is situated 3 km northwest of בית בד.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Netiv HaLamed-Heh and Aderet.

Village
Photo: דג קטן, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a kibbutz in central . Located in the , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 677.

Village
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is a moshav in central . Located in the foothills in the region, south of , west of and overlooking the , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. is situated 2½ km southeast of בית בד.

Village
Photo: Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
also known as Roglit, is a moshav in central . Located in the region and built upon an eminence in the far south-east end of the , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. is situated 2½ km east of בית בד.

בית בד

Latitude
31.67881° or 31° 40′ 44″ north
Longitude
34.97967° or 34° 58′ 47″ east
Open location code
8G3PMXHH+GV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13551149701
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
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In Other Languages

“בית בד” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: “בית בד”

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