Khirbet Beit Lei or Beth Loya is an archaeological tell in the Judean lowlands of Israel. It is located about 5.5 km southeast of Tel Lachish [1] and ten miles west-northwest of Hebron, [2] on a hill 400 m above sea level. [3]

Our mission is to uncover hidden truth in support of holy writ. Although Beit Lehi adheres to strict standards of archaeology, our motivation is driven by unexplained feelings.

Khirbet Beit Lei and the wider surrounding area should more properly be referred to as Beit Lehi, or the House of Lehi. The prophet Lehi’s ancestors had moved to Judah from Israel and lived at the Beit Lehi site, perhaps in a “city of Lehi” where the ruins at Khirbet Beit Lei now sit.

A key claim of Joseph Ginat and those Latter-day Saints who suggested that Khirbet Beit Lei had been a “City of Lehi” or “Beit Lehi” was the idea that the Arabic toponym Beit Lei preserved the biblical Hebrew place name “Lehi” from the account of Samson in the Old Testament (see Judges 15:9–19). The King James Version Bible ...

For 35 years Joseph had deep impressions that Beit Lehi needed to be excavated and that such efforts would unlock hidden and significant discoveries. Today the Israel Antiquity Authority’s has officially recognized and designated the project as the Beit Lehi Regional Project.

During the Hellenistic period, Jews of the Land of Israel were concentrated in Judea, with Jerusalem as their spiritual and administrative center. Other ethnic groups, such as pagan Idumeans, occupied the Judean Lowland where Beit Lehi is located, and the Arad and Beer Sheva valleys in the south.

Located just south of Jerusalem, Beit Lehi (Sometimes referred to as ‘Khirbet Beit Lei’) remains a hidden gem, often bypassed by tourists flocking to more renowned sites.

Beit Lehi is an active archaeological site southwest of Jerusalem. Seven AVAR veterans participated in the project in 2019.

Jan 1, 2019 · Many of the historical milestones that happened anciently in the land of Israel are reflected by the settlement history of Beit Lehi, currently an active archaeological site southwest of Jerusalem. The site was apparently first settled around 800 B.C. as part of the Kingdom of Judah.

Khirbet Beit Loya is a unique archeological site in the southern Judean Foothills (the Shephelah), 5km south of Lachish. Some scholars suggest its original biblical name was Beit Lehi, which translates to “The Estate of Lehi” in Hebrew.