The meaning of Beth-shemesh in the Bible
(From Easton's Bible Dictionary)

house of the sun.

A sacerdotal city in the tribe of Dan (Joshua 21:16; I Samuel 6:15), on the north border of Judah (Joshua 15:10). It was the scene of an encounter between Jehoash, king of Israel, and Amaziah, king of Judah, in which the latter was made prisoner (II Kings 14:11,13). It was afterwards taken by the Philistines (II Chronicles 28:18). It is the modern ruined Arabic village 'Ain-shems, on the north-west slopes of the mountains of Judah, 14 miles west of Jerusalem.

A city between Dothan and the Jordan, near the southern border of Issachar (Joshua 19:22), 7 1/2 miles south of Beth-shean. It is the modern Ain-esh-Shemsiyeh.

One of the fenced cities of Naphtali (Joshua 19:38), between Mount Tabor and the Jordan. Now Khurbet Shema, 3 miles west of Safed. But perhaps the same as No. 2.

An idol sanctuary in Egypt (Jeremiah 43:13); called by the Greeks Heliopolis, and by the Egyptians On (q.v.), Genesis 41:45.

See more on the meaning of Beth-shemesh in the Bible:
Beth-shemesh {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Beth-shemesh {Hitchcock's Bible Name}

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