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Beit Shemesh
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<p>Beit Shemesh is a <a href="/facts/City_council_(Israel)/GttfvQYA">city</a> located approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) west of <a href="/facts/Jerusalem/PKJ8LT0Y">Jerusalem</a> in <a href="/facts/Israel/dEe3IcaY">Israel</a>'s <a href="/facts/Jerusalem_District/QtXXSSJC">Jerusalem District</a>. A center of <a href="/facts/Haredi_Judaism/PzglLelQ">Haredi Judaism</a> and <a href="/facts/Modern_Orthodoxy/fRG0s3og">Modern Orthodoxy</a>, Beit Shemesh has a population of 170,683 as of 2024. </p><p>The city is named after and located near the remains of ancient Beth Shemesh, a biblical city in the territory of <a href="/facts/Tribe_of_Judah/75MWCLq5">Judah</a>. Its ruins can be found today at the archaeological site of <a href="/facts/Tel_Beit_Shemesh/I9dMdhvd">Tel Beit Shemesh</a>. </p>