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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.

City

KJB=‘Beth-horon’ ESV=‘Lower Beth-horon’

Recorded scripture occurrences (4)

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

Show passage in OET: JOS 16:3

OET-RV JOS 16:3

3 Then it went west to the border with the Yafletites as far as the border with Lower Beyt-Horon and as far as Gezer, then out to the Mediterranean.

OET-LV JOS 16:3

3 And_it_goes_down westward_to to the_border_of the_Japhletite[s] to the_border_of Bēyt Ḩōrōn lower and_unto Gezer and_they_will_be its sea_to_the.
Show passage in OET: JOS 18:13

OET-RV JOS 18:13

13 Then it went across towards Luz (now called Beyt-El (Bethel)) to the southern edge then downhill towards Atrot-Adar beside the hill south of lower Beyt-Horon.

OET-LV JOS 18:13

13 And_it_passes_on from_there the_border to_Luz to the_slope_of (to)_Luz southward_to that is_Bēyt- ʼēl and_ the_border _it_goes_down ˊAţārōt Addar on the_mountain which is_from_the_south of_Bēyt- horon lower.
Show passage in OET: KI1 9:17

OET-RV KI1 9:17

17 Shelomoh rebuilt Gezer and lower Beyt-Horon,

OET-LV KI1 9:17

17 And_ Shəlomoh _he/it_built DOM Gezer and_DOM Bēyt Ḩōrōn lower.

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JOS: all 2 recorded references

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KI1: all 1 recorded references

Jump to OET KI1 9:17 section.

CH2: all 1 recorded references

Jump to OET CH2 8:5 section.

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