§ Beth-horon = "house of hollowness" two towns in Ephraim 1a) Upper Beth-horon-town on the mountains of Ephraim 1b) Lower Beth-horon-town located 800 feet (245 m) lower than Upper Beth-horon
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bet cho.ron · Beth-horon · Hebrew/Aramaic
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Joshua 10:10 · בֵית־ · חוֹרֹ֔ןAnd the LORD threw them into confusion before Israel, who defeated them in a great slaughter at Gibeon, pursued them along the ascent to Beth-horon, and struck them down as far as Azekah and Makkedah.Joshua 10:11 · בֵּית־ · חוֹרֹן֙As they fled before Israel along the descent from Beth-horon to Azekah, the LORD cast down on them large hailstones from the sky, and more of them were killed by the hailstones than by the swords of the Israelites.Joshua 16:3 · בֵּית־ · חוֹרֹ֛ןThen it descended westward to the border of the Japhletites as far as the border of Lower Beth-horon and on to Gezer, and it ended at the Sea.Joshua 16:5 · בֵּ֥ית · חוֹרֹ֖ןThis was the territory of the descendants of Ephraim by their clans: The border of their inheritance went from Ataroth-addar in the east to Upper Beth-horonJoshua 18:13 · לְבֵית־ · חֹר֖וֹןFrom there the border crossed over to the southern slope of Luz (that is, Bethel) and went down to Ataroth-addar on the hill south of Lower Beth-horon.Joshua 18:14 · בֵית־ · חֹרוֹן֮On the west side the border curved southward from the hill facing Beth-horon on the south and came out at Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), a city of the sons of Judah. This was the western side.Joshua 21:22 · בֵּ֥ית · חוֹרֹ֖ןKibzaim, and Beth-horon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.1 Samuel 13:18 · בֵּ֣ית · חֹר֑וֹןanother toward Beth-horon, and the third down the border road overlooking the Valley of Zeboim facing the wilderness.1 Kings 9:17 · בֵּ֥ית · חֹרֹ֖ןSo Solomon rebuilt Gezer, Lower Beth-horon,1 Chronicles 6:68 · בֵּ֥ית · חוֹר֖וֹןJokmeam, Beth-horon,1 Chronicles 7:24 · בֵּית־ · חוֹר֛וֹןHis daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth-horon, as well as Uzzen-sheerah.2 Chronicles 8:5 · בֵּ֤ית · חוֹרוֹן֙ · בֵּ֥ית · חוֹר֖וֹןHe rebuilt Upper and Lower Beth-horon as fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars,2 Chronicles 25:13 · בֵּ֣ית · חוֹר֑וֹןMeanwhile the troops that Amaziah had dismissed from battle raided the cities of Judah, from Samaria to Beth-horon. They struck down 3,000 people and carried off a great deal of plunder.