The Hebrew Beth-Pazzez (Strong's H1028) means 'house of dispersion' or 'house of shattering/breaking apart.' It is a town in the territory of Issachar, listed in the tribal boundaries of Joshua 19. The name may reflect the physical terrain — a place where land or rocks were shattered — or possibly a historical event of scattering.
The faithful recording of Beth-Pazzez in Joshua's tribal lists reflects the Bible's reverence for completeness in covenant documentation. Every city, every boundary stone, every obscure village was part of the inheritance that God promised and Joshua faithfully divided. This attention to detail in the tribal allotments is itself a theological statement: God's promises are specific, not vague; territorial, not just spiritual; historical, not merely ideational. The same God who names the stars also names the towns of Issachar.