Beth-horon in the Bible
Meaning: house of wrath
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Beth-horon » Two ancient cities of canaan, near which joshua defeated the amorites
And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was thus: even the border of their inheritance on the east side was Atarothaddar, unto upper Bethhoron;
And the border went over from there toward Luz, to the side of Luz, which is Bethel, southward; and the border descended to Atarothadar, near the hill that lies on the south side of lower Bethhoron.
And the LORD brought panic upon them before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goes up to Bethhoron, and struck them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah. And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were on the decent to Bethhoron, that the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more who died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.
Then goes down westward to the border of the Japhletites, unto the border of lower Bethhoron, to Gezer: and it ends at the sea.
And another company turned the way to Bethhoron: and another company turned to the way of the border that looks upon the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.
(And his daughter was Sheerah, who built lower and upper Beth-horon, and Uzzen-sheerah.)
Beth-horon » Solomon builds
And Solomon built Gezer, and lower Beth-horon,
Also he built upper Beth-horon, and lower Beth-horon, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars;
Beth-horon » Taken from the tribe of judah by the ten tribes
But 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 killed three thousand of them, and took much spoil.