Places in the Bible · Settlement

Beth-car

Beth-car is a settlement mentioned in 1 verse. Its most likely location is another name for Lower Beth-horon. The name means “the house of the lamb.”

Where is Beth-car?

Approx. 31.8950, 35.0836 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps

Possible modern locations

IdentificationTypeConfidence
another name for Lower Beth-horonsettlementLow
Ein KarimsettlementLow

Beth-car in the Bible dictionary

Sheep-house, a place to which the Israelites pursued the Philistines west from Mizpeh (1 Sam. 7:11).

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain. Full dictionary entry →

Verses that mention Beth-car

  • 1 Samuel 7:11

    And the men of Israel went out of Mizpeh, and pursued the Philistines, and smote them, until they came under Beth–car.