Encyclopedia of The Bible – Beth-Anoth
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Beth-Anoth

BETH-ANOTH bĕth’ ā’ nŏth (Heb. בֵית־עֲנֹ֖ות, “house (shrine) of Anat(s),” a village mentioned in the list of cities belonging to Judah (Josh 15:59). Probably an archaic Canaanite altar and shrine, possibly mentioned in some Egyp. documents in lists of W. Palestinian towns. It was situated in the district of Beth-Zur, the modern Khirbet Beit ’Ainun near Ḥalḥul.