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Beth-horon in the Bible.

Beth-horon is a town in the Bible, about 19 km (12 miles) north-west of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 7 verses, from Joshua 10:10 to 2 Chronicles 25:13.

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What happened at 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.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

People named with Beth-horon.

Amaziah 1Judah 1

Near Beth-horon.

All 7 verses that name Beth-horon.

Joshua 4

  • Joshua 10:10And the LORD discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth up to Beth-horon, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah.
  • Joshua 10:11And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Beth-horon, that the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.
  • Joshua 18:14And the border was drawn thence, and compassed the corner of the sea southward, from the hill that lieth before Beth-horon southward; and the goings out thereof were at Kirjath-baal, which is Kirjath-jearim, a city of the children of Judah: this was the west quarter.
  • Joshua 21:22And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Beth-horon with her suburbs; four cities.

1 Samuel 1

  • 1 Samuel 13:18And another company turned the way to Beth-horon: and another company turned to the way of the border that looketh to the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 1

  • 2 Chronicles 25:13But the soldiers of the army which Amaziah sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, fell upon the cities of Judah, from Samaria even unto Beth-horon, and smote three thousand of them, and took much spoil.

Questions about Beth-horon.

Where is Beth-horon in the Bible?

Beth-horon is a town about 19 km (12 miles) north-west of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Beth-horon named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Beth-horon in 7 verses, in 4 books, from Joshua 10:10 to 2 Chronicles 25:13.

Which people are named with Beth-horon in the Bible?

The verses that name Beth-horon also name Amaziah and Judah.

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