Beth-horon

House of the hollow, or of the cavern, the name of two towns or villages (2 Chr. 8:5; 1 Chr. 7:24) in the territory of Ephraim, on the way from Jerusalem to Joppa. They are distinguished as Beth-horon “the upper” and Beth-horon “the nether.” They are about 2 miles apart, the former being about 10 miles north-west of Jerusalem. Between the two places was the ascent and descent of Beth-horon, leading from Gibeon down to the western plain (Josh. 10:10, 11; 18:13, 14), down which the five kings of the Amorites were driven by Joshua in that great battle, the most important in which the Hebrews had been as yet engaged, being their first conflict with their enemies in the open field. Jehovah interposed in behalf of Israel by a terrific hailstorm, which caused more deaths among the Canaanites than did the swords of the Israelites. Beth-horon is mentioned as having been taken by Shishak, B.C. 945, in the list of his conquests, and the pass was the scene of a victory of Judas Maccabeus. (Comp. Ex. 9:19, 25; Job 38:22, 23; Ps. 18:12-14; Isa. 30:30.) The modern name of these places is Beit-ur, distinguished by el-Foka, “the upper,” and el-Tahta, “the nether.” The lower was at the foot of the pass, and the upper, 500 feet higher, at the top, west of Gibeon.

Recorded scripture occurrences (7)

References recorded in the source data; this is not an exhaustive list of mentions.

Show passage in OET: JOS 10:10

OET-RV JOS 10:10

10 and Yahweh confused them as the Israelis approached and caused them to be badly defeated at Giveon. Then they chased them on the road going to Beyt -Horon and killed them as far as Azekah and Makedah.

OET-LV JOS 10:10

10 And_he_confused _them YHWH to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_he_defeated _them a _defeat great at_Giⱱˊōn and_he_pursued _them the _direction _of the _ascent _of Bēyt Ḩōrōn and_he_defeated _them to ˊAzēqāh and_unto Maqqēdāh.

Show passage in OET: JOS 10:11

OET-RV JOS 10:11

11 As they fled from the Israelis on the slope down from Beyt -Horon heading towards Azekah, Yahweh hurled large hailstones down on them from the sky and they died—actually more of them died from the hail than were killed with swords by the Israelis.

OET-LV JOS 10:11

11 And_he/it _was when_fled_they from_face/in _front _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) they were_at_the _descent _of Bēyt Ḩōrōn and_YHWH he _threw on_them stones large from the_heavens to ˊAzēqāh and_they _died were_many those_who they _died by_the _stones _of the _hail more_than_those_whom the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) they _killed with_sword.

Show passage in OET: JOS 18:14

OET-RV JOS 18:14

14 Then the western border turned from that hill and went south, coming out at Kiryat -Ba’al (also called Kiryat -Yearim—a town belonging to Yehudah) thus forming the western side.

OET-LV JOS 18:14

14 And_ the_border _it _turns and_it _turns to_the_side _of the_west southward_to from the_mountain which is_on the _face _of Bēyt Ḩōrōn south_to_the and extremities _of_its to Qiryat Baˊal that is_Qiryat Yəˊārīm/(Jearim) the _city _of the _descendants _of Yəhūdāh this is_the_side _of the_west.

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