Beth-Anoth
Easton's Bible Dictionary [1]
Joshua 15:59
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [2]
Joshua 15:59. Now Hanin (Conder, Palestine Exploration Quarterly Statement, April, 1876).
Holman Bible Dictionary [3]
Joshua 15:59
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [4]
BETH-ANOTH ( Joshua 15:59 ). A town in the mountains of Judah near Gedor. It is the present Beit ‘Ainûn , S.E. of Halhul.
Smith's Bible Dictionary [5]
Beth'-anoth. (house of echo). A town in the mountainous district of Judah, named with Halhul, Beth-zur and others in Joshua 15:58 only.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [6]
beth -ā´noth ( בּית ענות , bēth‛ănōth ; Βαιθανάμ , Baithanám , probably "House of Anath" - a god; Joshua 15:59 ): The ruin of Beit ‛Ainûn , 1 1/2 miles Southeast of Halhûl , in the neighborhood also of Bethzur and Gedor - places mentioned in association with it as towns in the hill country of Judah - appears to be a probable site. The present surface ruins belong to later ages.
