page_title: Beit Shemesh
hierarchical_section_title: Beit Shemesh
caption_attribution_description: English: Beit Shemesh from the southwest
context_page_description: Beit Shemesh is a city located approximately 30 kilometres west of Jerusalem in Israel's Jerusalem District, with a population of 124,957 in 2019.
context_section_description: Beit Shemesh (Hebrew: בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ‎, Latin: Bethsames, Beth Shamesh, Bethshamesh or Bet shemesh and most often Beth-Shemesh in English translations of the Hebrew Bible) is a city located approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) west of Jerusalem in Israel's Jerusalem District, with a population of 124,957 in 2019.
caption: Sprawling urbanization in Beit Shemesh
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