בֵּית חוֹרֹן
bet cho.ronBeth-horon
hebrewOld TestamentName of a place28 occurrences5 books13 verses
This name belongs to 2 different places in the Bible:
- Beth-horon Lower: Town in Ephraim and Dan, site of a famous battle
- Beth-horon Upper: Town in Ephraim, near Lower Beth-horon
Definition
from H1004 and H2356; house of hollowness; Beth-Choron, the name of two adjoining places in Palestine
Traditional renderings: Beth-horon.
Traditional renderings: Beth-horon.
Glossary entries
Where it occurs
Occurrences
28 total
- Joshua 10:10 (2×)בֵית־; חוֹרֹ֔ן · to Beth-horonAnd 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 (2×)בֵּית־; חוֹרֹן֙ · from Beth-horonAs 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 (2×)בֵּית־ · of; חוֹרֹ֛ן · Beth-horonThen 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 (2×)בֵּ֥ית; חוֹרֹ֖ן · Beth-horonThis 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-horon
- Joshua 18:13 (2×)לְבֵית־ · of; חֹר֖וֹן · Beth-horonFrom 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 (2×)בֵית־; חֹרוֹן֮ · Beth-horonOn 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 (2×)בֵּ֥ית; חוֹרֹ֖ן · and Beth-horonKibzaim, and Beth-horon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.
- 1 Samuel 13:18 (2×)בֵּ֣ית; חֹר֑וֹן · toward Beth-horon…another toward Beth-horon, and the third down the border road overlooking the Valley of Zeboim facing the wilderness.
- 1 Kings 9:17 (2×)בֵּ֥ית; חֹרֹ֖ן · Beth-horonSo Solomon rebuilt Gezer, Lower Beth-horon,
- 1 Chronicles 6:68 (2×)בֵּ֥ית; חוֹר֖וֹן · Beth-horonJokmeam, Beth-horon,
- 1 Chronicles 7:24 (2×)בֵּית־; חוֹר֛וֹן · Beth-horonHis daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth-horon, as well as Uzzen-sheerah.
- 2 Chronicles 8:5 (4×)בֵּ֤ית; חוֹרוֹן֙; בֵּ֥ית; חוֹר֖וֹן · Beth-horonHe rebuilt Upper and Lower Beth-horon as fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars,
- 2 Chronicles 25:13 (2×)בֵּ֣ית; חוֹר֑וֹן · Beth-horonMeanwhile 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.