Beth-horon
Bethoron (also Beth-Horon) (House of Horon) was an ancient biblical town strategically located on the Gibeon-Aijalon road, guarding the
"ascent of Beth-Horon."[1] Upper Bethoron appears in Joshua 16:5 and Lower Bethoron in 16:3.[1]
"ascent of Beth-Horon."[1] Upper Bethoron appears in Joshua 16:5 and Lower Bethoron in 16:3.[1]
/ Ekron /
/ The Hill Country of Ephraim / Hill Country /
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/ Hivites under Hermon in the land of Mizpah /
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/ Hazazon-Tamar (Engedi) /
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/ The Clans of Kiriath-jearim /
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/ Zorah / Eshtaol / Kiriath-jearim /
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/ Gershom of Dan of Levi
in
Mahaneh-dan in Kiriath-jearim
(that is, Kiriath-baal) /
/ Mattan the priest of Baal /
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/ Descendants of Caleb The sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah were Shobal the father /
of
/ Kiriath-Jearim /
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/ "Gibeonite Desception" /
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/ Hivites under Hermon in the land of Mizpah /
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/ Hazazon-Tamar (Engedi) /
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/ The Clans of Kiriath-jearim /
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/ Zorah / Eshtaol / Kiriath-jearim /
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/ Gershom of Dan of Levi
in
Mahaneh-dan in Kiriath-jearim
(that is, Kiriath-baal) /
/ Mattan the priest of Baal /
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/ Descendants of Caleb The sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah were Shobal the father /
of
/ Kiriath-Jearim /
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/ "Gibeonite Desception" /
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/ Number of A Man 666 /
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/ Adichorom son of Ashunach the Hivite /
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/ Adonikam, 666 /
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/ Ahiram / Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai of Dan / Ahishahar /
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/ Eben-ezer /
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/ Joash and Ahiezer /
both sons
of
/ Shemaah of Gibeah / also Jeziel and Pelet, /
the sons
/ of Azmaveth; Beracah, Jehu of Anathoth, /
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/ at Ophrah of the Abiezrite of Gibeah /
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/ Bezer / Joezer /
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/ Phinehas and Eleazar and Putiel of Eli /
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/ Eliezer of Damascus / Eli- / Eli-Ezer son of Moses /
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/ Hadad-Ezer / Ben-hadad / Eli-Ezer / of / Damascus / in Syria /
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/ Ezer the son of Jeshua, ruler of Mizpah /
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/ Ben-jamin /
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/ Leader of Marauding Bandits /
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/ Geshu-rites / and / Maacathites /
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/ Ge- / -esh / Hur / Ge- / Shaharaim / -han / Ge- / -esh / -shem /
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/ Geshem/Geshur the Arab / Geshan / She-shan /
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/ Ge-harashim /
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/ Ja-hdai / Je-iel / Jehiel / Joel / Ju-duthun / Jehud-i / Je-hud /
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/ Ja-da / Jaddua / Je-ho-vah / Ji-had / Joel / Jehucal / Ju-cal / Jehuel /
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/ Atarah / Jarha /
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/ Sha-shak / The son of She-shan: Ahlai / of / Shi-shak / Shobal/Onam / Shuah /
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Israel's Unfaithfulness
They abandoned the Lord and served the Baals and the Ashtaroth.
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/ Adichorom son of Ashunach the Hivite /
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/ Adonikam, 666 /
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/ Ahiram / Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai of Dan / Ahishahar /
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/ Eben-ezer /
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/ Joash and Ahiezer /
both sons
of
/ Shemaah of Gibeah / also Jeziel and Pelet, /
the sons
/ of Azmaveth; Beracah, Jehu of Anathoth, /
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/ at Ophrah of the Abiezrite of Gibeah /
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/ Bezer / Joezer /
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/ Phinehas and Eleazar and Putiel of Eli /
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/ Eliezer of Damascus / Eli- / Eli-Ezer son of Moses /
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/ Hadad-Ezer / Ben-hadad / Eli-Ezer / of / Damascus / in Syria /
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/ Ezer the son of Jeshua, ruler of Mizpah /
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/ Ben-jamin /
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/ Leader of Marauding Bandits /
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/ Geshu-rites / and / Maacathites /
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/ Ge- / -esh / Hur / Ge- / Shaharaim / -han / Ge- / -esh / -shem /
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/ Geshem/Geshur the Arab / Geshan / She-shan /
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/ Ge-harashim /
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/ Ja-hdai / Je-iel / Jehiel / Joel / Ju-duthun / Jehud-i / Je-hud /
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/ Ja-da / Jaddua / Je-ho-vah / Ji-had / Joel / Jehucal / Ju-cal / Jehuel /
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/ Atarah / Jarha /
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/ Sha-shak / The son of She-shan: Ahlai / of / Shi-shak / Shobal/Onam / Shuah /
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Israel's Unfaithfulness
They abandoned the Lord and served the Baals and the Ashtaroth.
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- Judges 2:13
They abandoned the Lord and served the Baals and the Ashtaroth.
Judges 2:12-14 (in Context) Judges 2 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations
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/ Gibeonite-- / Laban the King of Beth-Horon / --Deception /
/ Gibeonite-- / Laban the King of Beth-Horon / --Deception /
/ Hor-Onites /
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/ Hor- / Shiho-r / Chorazin / Beth-Horon / Chorash / Chorashan / Hormah / Horite /
/ Hori / Horeb / Horem /
/ Horesh /
/ Horam / Horde / Horn / Horanaim /
/ Bor- / Bor-ashan / Korah's Rebellion / The Rebellion of Sheba /
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/ Hor- / Shiho-r / Chorazin / Beth-Horon / Chorash / Chorashan / Hormah / Horite /
/ Hori / Horeb / Horem /
/ Horesh /
/ Horam / Horde / Horn / Horanaim /
/ Bor- / Bor-ashan / Korah's Rebellion / The Rebellion of Sheba /
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/ Hor- / -ron - / -on /
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/ Ch-or-az-in /
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/ Mig-ron- / Y-ir-on / Ephron / Shimron / Aaron / Shikkeron / Meron / Beth-Horon / Hebron /
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/ Kidron / Hezron (that is Hazor ) / Y-iron / Ekron / Sharon /
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/ Goiim in Galilee / at Halak /
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/ Ch-or-az-in /
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/ Mig-ron- / Y-ir-on / Ephron / Shimron / Aaron / Shikkeron / Meron / Beth-Horon / Hebron /
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/ Kidron / Hezron (that is Hazor ) / Y-iron / Ekron / Sharon /
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/ Goiim in Galilee / at Halak /
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"The Sun Stands Still"
And the LORD threw them into a panic before Israel, who struck them with a great blow at Gibeon and chased them by the way of the ascent of Beth-horon and struck them as far as Azekah and Makkedah. ________________________
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And as they fled before Israel, while they were going down the ascent of Beth-horon, the LORD threw down large stones from heaven on them as far as Azekah, and they died. There were more who died because of the hailstones than the sons of Israel killed with the sword. _________________
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The Allotment for Ephraim and Manasseh Then it goes down westward to the territory of the Japhletites, as far as the territory of Lower Beth-horon, then to Gezer, and it ends at the sea. ______________________
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The Allotment for Ephraim and Manasseh The territory of the people of Ephraim by their clans was as follows: the boundary of their inheritance on the east was Ataroth-addar as far as Upper Beth-horon, _________________
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The Inheritance for Benjamin From there the boundary passes along southward in the direction of Luz, to the shoulder of Luz (that is, Bethel), then the boundary goes down to Ataroth-addar, on the mountain that lies south of Lower Beth-horon. _________________________
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The Inheritance for Benjamin Then the boundary goes in another direction, turning on the western side southward from the mountain that lies to the south, opposite Beth-horon, and it ends at Kiriath-baal ( that is, Kiriath-jearim), a city belonging to the people of Judah. This forms the western side. ________________________
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Cities and Pasturelands Allotted to Levi Cities of Refuge for the Manslayer Kibzaim with its pasturelands, Beth-horon with its pasturelands—four cities; _________________________________
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another company turned toward Beth-horon; and another company turned toward the border that looks down on the Valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness. __________________
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Solomon's Other Acts so Solomon rebuilt Gezer) and Lower Beth-horon _________________________
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Descendants of Levi Jokmeam with its pasturelands, Beth-horon with its pasturelands, __________________________________
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/ Syria and Ephraim / ________________________ Descendants of Ephraim 20 The sons of Ephraim: Shuthelah, and Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah, his son Tahath his son, 21 Zabad his son, Shuthelah his son, and Ezer and Elead, whom the men of Gath who were born in the land killed, because they came down to raid their livestock. 22 And Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brothers came to comfort him. 23 And Ephraim went in to his wife, and she conceived and bore a son. And he called his name Beriah, because disaster had befallen his house. 24 Beriah, with Serah their sister His daughter was Sheerah, who built both Lower and Upper Beth-horon, and Uzzen-Sheerah. Rephah was his son, Resheph his son, Telah his son, Tahan his son, Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son, 27 Nun his son, Joshua his son. 28 Their possessions and settlements were Bethel and its towns, and to the east Naaran, and to the west Gezer and its towns, Shechem and its towns, and Ayyah and its towns; 29 also in possession of the Manassites, Beth-shean and its towns, Taanach and its towns, Megiddo and its towns, Dor and its towns. In these lived the sons of Joseph the son of Israel. __________________________
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Amaziah's Victories But the men of the army whom Amaziah sent back, not letting them go with him to battle, raided the cities of Judah, from Samaria to Beth-horon, and struck down 3,000 people in them and took much spoil. ____________________
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But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite servant and Geshem the Arab heard of it, they jeered at us and despised us and said, “What is this thing that you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?” ____________________
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Nehemiah's Reform One of the sons of Jehoiada, the son of Eliashib the High Priest, was the son-in-law of Sanballat the Horonite ________________________________
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An Oracle Concerning Moab My heart cries out for Moab; her fugitives flee to Zoar, to Eglath-shelishiyah. For at the ascent of Luhith they go up weeping; on the road to Horonaim they raise a cry of destruction; __________________
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Judgment on Moab “From the outcry at Heshbon even to Elealeh, as far as Jahaz they utter their voice, from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah. For the waters of Nimrim also have become desolate. _________________________________
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