Bethoron (Hebrew: בֵית־חוֹרֹ֔ן, lit. 'house of Horon'; Ancient Greek: Ὡρωνείν), also Beth-Horon, were two neighboring towns in ancient Israel, situated...
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al-Tahta. Beit 'Ur al-Fauqa is identified with the ancient town of Upper Bethoron, with archaeological evidence dating its origins to the Iron Age. Positioned...
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Route 443 (Israel–Palestine) (redirect from Ascent of Bethoron)
(Hebrew: כביש 443, מעלה בית חורון) is also known as Ma'ale Beit Horon (Bethoron Ascent), following the ancient east-west trade route connecting the Via...
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the neighbourhood of Mizpah, near the western entrance of the pass of Bethoron. Its location has not been identified in modern times with much certainty...
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Ayalon was identified with the former village of Yalo at the base of the Bethoron pass, which preserved the ancient, biblical name. Today, the Ayalon Valley...
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ΒΕΤΟΑΝΝΑΒΑ); Beth Zachar[ias] (Greek: ΒΕΘΖΑΧΑΡ[ΊΟΥ]); Bethlehem (Greek: ΒΗΘΛΕΕΜ); Bethoron (Greek: Βεθωρων); Coreae (Greek: ΚΟΡΕΟΥΣ); Gibeon (Greek: ΓΑΒΑΩΝ); The...
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god, co-ruler of the underworld, twin brother of Melqart, a son of Mot. Bethoron in Israel, takes its name from Horon.[citation needed] Išḫara, a goddess...
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roads: Bethoron road - this road passed through Hadid and Modi'in, and continued along the biblical "ascent of Bethoron" between Lower and Upper Bethoron, next...
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Josephus, "Gabao" was located 50 stadia from Jerusalem, as one ascended by Bethoron. Geba has been identified with Jeba', about 5½ miles north of Jerusalem...
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Canaanite names for these sites: Bethoron Elyon ("Upper Bethoron"), and Bethoron Tahton ("Lower Bethoron"). Bethoron means the "House of Horon", named...
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Date 66 CE Location Bethoron 31°52′38″N 35°7′7″E / 31.87722°N 35.11861°E / 31.87722; 35.11861 Result Judean victory...
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Highway 55 duplicates the eastern part of this route.[citation needed] "The Bethoron Ascent" (Hebrew: מַעֲלֵה בֵּית חוֹרוֹן Ma'ale Beit Horon) (Josh 10:10)...
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situated on an ancient tell, which has been identified as the site of Lower Bethoron. The modern Arabic name preserves part of the biblical name for the village...
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Beth-horon sherd, on the basis of a possible reference to the biblical site of Bethoron. The Beth-horon sherd is now at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. The two...
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around the ninth milestone on the Roman road between Jerusalem and Lod, via Bethoron.[citation needed] According to a minority opinion, the site of the ninth...
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under the command of Seron, a commander of the Syrian army. Beth-Horon, or Bethoron, was a strategic mountain pass leading from the coastal plain to the Judean...
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description if the weight of thirty Shekels of Ophir gold being sent to Bethoron. The second mentioned one thousand one hundred units of oil being sent...
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of al-Bireh in the West Bank. Another is Khirbet ed-Darieh near Lower Bethoron. A town west of the Jordan, possibly the same as above, mentioned in Joshua...
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4th century). Bethel Bethoron Gilgal Gibeah Gilead Michmash Dead Sea Mediterranean Sea Bethel Gibeah Gilead Gilgal Michmash Bethoron Saul was appointed...
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Roman road connecting the coastal plain to Jerusalem via Beit 'Ur (ancient Bethoron) and el-Jib (ancient Gibeon). Archaeological evidence reveals a Roman settlement...
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biblical narrative, Sheera is also said to be the builder of Lower and Upper Bethoron, today identified with the nearby towns of Beit 'Ur al-Tahta and Beit 'Ur...
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could pass without mishap. Similarly, if two camels met on the ascent to Bethoron, if they both ascended at the same time, both could fall into the valley...
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included only the men. It further noted that the village was north of Bethoron, that is, north of Beit Ur al-Fauqa and Beit Ur al-Tahta. In 1882, the...
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the Archites, mentioned in the Bible as being located between Bethel and Bethoron. Southwest of Ein 'Arik is Khirbet al-Hafi, where Byzantine pottery has...
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