Located to the east of Nazareth, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lower Galilee Regional Council.

[3] Beit Keshet was established in 1944 by HaNoar HaOved youth, who were trained at the Kfar Tavor agricultural school.

During the 1948 Arab–Israeli war, Lebanese and Syrian troops attempted to capture Beit Keshet and nearby Sejera in fighting which the Jewish National Fund refers to as "fierce.

"[4] On 16 March 1948, seven members of the kibbutz were killed during the battle of Beit Keshet.

Among them was Eli, the son of Rachel Yanait and Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, the future second president of Israel.