Bethoron (Hebrew: בֵית־חוֹרֹ֔ן, lit. 'house of Horon'; Ancient Greek: Ὡρωνείν), also Beth-Horon, were two neighboring towns in ancient Israel, situated...

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...

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...

(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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

ΒΕΤΟΑΝΝΑΒΑ); Beth Zachar[ias] (Greek: ΒΕΘΖΑΧΑΡ[ΊΟΥ]); Bethlehem (Greek: ΒΗΘΛΕΕΜ); Bethoron (Greek: Βεθωρων); Coreae (Greek: ΚΟΡΕΟΥΣ); Gibeon (Greek: ΓΑΒΑΩΝ); The...

Canaanite names for these sites: Bethoron Elyon ("Upper Bethoron"), and Bethoron Tahton ("Lower Bethoron"). Bethoron means the "House of Horon", named...

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...

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)...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

4th century). Bethel Bethoron Gilgal Gibeah Gilead Michmash Dead Sea Mediterranean Sea Bethel Gibeah Gilead Gilgal Michmash Bethoron Saul was appointed...

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...

Roman road connecting the coastal plain to Jerusalem via Beit 'Ur (ancient Bethoron) and el-Jib (ancient Gibeon). Archaeological evidence reveals a Roman settlement...

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...

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...

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...

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...