Beth-Anath

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Joshua 19:38

Holman Bible Dictionary

Joshua 19:38 Judges 1:33

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

BETH-ANATH . A town of Naphtali, now the village ‘Ainatha , in the mountains of Upper Galilee.

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Beth'-anath. (house of echo or reply). One of the "fenced cities" of Naphtali, named with Beth-shemesh, Joshua 19:38, from neither of them were the Canaanites expelled. Judges 1:33).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

beth -ā´nath ( בּית ענת , bēth‛ănāth  ; Βαιναθάθ , Bainatháth ): A city in the territory of Naphtali, named with Horem and Bethshemesh ( Joshua 19:38; Judges 1:33 ). It is represented by the modern village Ainatha , about 12 miles Northwest of Ṣafed . The name signifies the "house" or "temple" of Anath, a goddess of the Canaanites.

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(Heb. Beyth-A nath', בֵּיתאּעֲנָה, house of response; Sept. Βηθανάθ v. r. Βαιθθαμέ and Βαιθανάχ ), one of the "fenced cities" of Naphtali, named with Bethshemesh ( Joshua 19:38); from neither of which were the Canaanites expelled, although made tributaries ( Judges 1:33). It is mentioned by Eusebius and Jerome ( Onomast. s.v. Βαθμά, Bethnath), who, however, elsewhere (s.v. Βηθαναθά , Bethana) speak of a village (apparently in Asher, ib. s.v. Ἀνείρ, Aniel) called Betanaea ( Βαταναία, Bathanasea; Βαιτοαναία , Betoanea), fifteen miles eastward of Caesarea (Diocaesarea or Sepphoris), and reputed to contain medicinal springs. It is perhaps the present village Ainata, north of Bint-Jebeil (Van de Velde, Beten.