Thematic Bible: Beth-horon
Thematic Bible
Beth-horon » Two ancient cities of canaan, near which joshua defeated the amorites
And the children of Ephraim took their coasts by kindreds. And the coasts of their inheritance eastward were, Atarothaddar, even unto Bethhoron the upper,
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and went from thence to the south side of Luz, otherwise called Bethel: and descended to Atarothaddar upon the hill that lieth on the south side of the nether Bethhoron.
And the LORD turmoiled them before Israel and slew of them a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth up to Bethhoron and slew them till they came to Azekah and Makkedah. And as they fled from Israel, even in the going down to Bethhoron, the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them, until they came unto Azekah, that they died. And there were more that died with hailstones, than the children of Israel slew with the sword.
and goeth down westward, even unto the coasts of Japhleti, and unto the coasts of Bethhoron the nether, and so to Gezer, and the ends of their coasts came to the sea.
and another company turned the way to Bethhoron; and the third company turned to the way of the coast that turneth to the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.
And his daughter was Sheerah which built Bethhoron the nether and also the upper, and Uzzansheerah.
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Beth-horon » Solomon builds
And Solomon built Gezer and Bethhoron the nether;
And he built Bethhoron the upper, and Bethhoron the nether, and made them strong cities with walls, gates and bars.
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Beth-horon » Taken from the tribe of judah by the ten tribes
but the men of the army which Amaziah had turned back and would not let go with his people to battle, ran upon the cities of Judah from Samaria unto Bethhoron and slew three thousand of them and won much spoil.
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