Biedesheim is a franconian settlement. It was first mentioned as Bosinesheim in the Lorsch Codex in 782.[4] Later the village was called "Büdesheim" and in 1766 "Rüben-Büdesheim" to distinguish it from "Erbes-Büdesheim" near Alzey.[5] "Rübenbüdesheim" was still used in the 19th century.
A water castle of which only a few walls survived its destruction in 1470, was located in the western part of the village.[6]
The protestant church was is a romanesque building from the 10th century. It was renewed in 1498. On the inside there are splendid murals from the 13th and 15th centuries, which were uncovered in 1964.[8] At the old cemetery around the church classicist gravestones can be found, one of the for a veteran of the Napoleonic Wars. There is also a catholic church in the village.
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