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 was according to their families; the border of their inheritance eastwards was Ataroth-Addar as far as the upper Beth-horon;
and the border passed on from thence toward Luz, to the south side of Luz, which is Bethel: and the border went down to Ataroth-Addar, near the hill that is on the south of the lower Beth-horon.
And Jehovah discomfited them before Israel, and smote them with a great slaughter at Gibeon; and he chased them on the way of the ascent of Beth-horon, and smote them up to Azekah and Makkedah. And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, they were at the descent of Beth-horon, that Jehovah cast down great stones from heaven upon them up to Azekah, and they died. They were more who died with the hailstones than they whom the children of Israel had slain with the sword.
and went down westward to the border of the Japhletites, as far as the border of the lower Beth-horon, and to Gezer; and ended at the sea.
and another company turned the way to Beth-horon; and the other company turned the way to the district that looks over the ravine of Zeboim toward the wilderness.
And his daughter was Sheerah; and she built Beth-horon the nether, and the upper, and Uzzen-sheerah.
Beth-horon » Solomon builds
And Solomon built Gezer, and lower Beth-horon,
And 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 those of the troop that Amaziah had sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, fell upon the cities of Judah from Samaria as far as Beth-horon, and smote three thousand of them, and took much spoil.