After the defeat which caused Eli's death, it narrates the carrying back of the ark by the Philistines, and the setting up of it at Beth-shemesh and Kirjath-jearim.
They drew it to Beth-shemesh in the tribe of Judah.
Beth-Shemesh from Beth-Shemesh in Palestine), "And shall burn with fire the temples of the gods of Egypt.
And they of Beth-shemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the valley: and they lifted up their eyes, and saw the ark, and rejoiced to see it.
Thus we have Carmel of Judah, Ir-shemesh and Hadashah (Josh.
In Israelitish times the second element in the compound seems to have been dropped; at all events it is probable that Shemesh-Atum was the Beth-Shemesh of the Old Testament (Josh.
In Shemesh-Atum or Shemesh-Edom we therefore have a compound name signifying that the Shemesh or Sun-god denoted by it was not the male divinity of the customary worship, but the Sun-goddess Edom.
This kingdom extended as far west as Beth-shemesh and Keilah (1 Sam.
Hebrew shemesh and the corresponding words in the cognate languages, has been proved to descend from the etymological basis of the idea of rapid motion, or busy running about.
The names Helios and Shemeshtake the place of all other designations created in myths for the phenomenon of the Sun.
The names of Ekron and Beth-shemesh are easily identified in Akir and Ain-shems.
And they of Beth-shemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the valley: and they lifted up their eyes, and saw the Ark, and rejoiced to see it.
They of Beth Shemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the valley; and they lifted up their eyes, and saw the ark, and rejoiced to see it.
The men of Beth Shemesh said, Who is able to stand before Yahweh, this holy God?
The Levites took down the ark of Yahweh, and the coffer that was with it, in which the jewels of gold were, and put them on the great stone: and the men of Beth Shemesh offered burnt offerings and sacrificed sacrifices the same day to Yahweh.
Place-names compounded with Shemesh attest the prevalence of the deity, and around the district of Gezer lie Beth-Shemesh and the stories of Samson (sun) wherein solar elements have been recognised.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "shemesh" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
