Thematic Bible: Beth-horon
Thematic Bible
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 Ataroth-adar, to Beth-horon the upper:
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And the border went over from thence towards Luz, to the side of Luz (which is Beth-el) southward; and the border descended to Ataroth-adar, near the hill that lieth on the south side of the nether Beth-horon.
And 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 to Makkedah. And it came to pass as they fled from before Israel, and were in the descent to Beth-horon, that the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them to Azekah, and they died: they were more who died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.
And goeth down westward to the border of Japhleti, to the border of Beth-horon the nether, and to Gezer: and the limits of it are at the sea.
And 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 towards the wilderness.
(And his daughter was Sherah, who built Beth-horon the nether, and the upper, and Uzzen-sherah.)
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Beth-horon » Solomon builds
And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether,
Also he built Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon the nether, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars;
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Beth-horon » Taken from the tribe of judah by the ten tribes
But the soldiers of the army whom Amaziah sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, fell upon the cities of Judah, from Samaria even to Beth-horon, and smote three thousand of them, and took much spoil.
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