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Upper Beth-horon

Upper Beth-horon (Biblical Place • 31.859°N, 35.128°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 16:5 , 1 Chr 7:24 , 2 Chr 8:5 . It is closely linked with Ataroth 2 (Biblical Place • Upper Beth-horon • 31.859°N, 35.128°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 16:2 , Josh 16:7 (identified with Upper Beth-horon).

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Upper Beth-horon (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 16:5 , 1 Chr 7:24 , 2 Chr 8:5 .) Ataroth 2 (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 16:2 , Josh 16:7 (identified with Upper Beth-horon ).) Lower and Upper Beth-horon (Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Chr 7:24 (identified with Lower Beth-horon ).) Ataroth-addar (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 16:5 , Josh 18:13 (identified with Upper Beth-horon).)

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include 2 Chronicles 8:5 : "Also he built Beth–horon the upper, and Beth–horon the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;"; 1 Chronicles 7:24 : "(And his daughter was Sherah, who built Beth–horon the nether, and the upper, and Uzzen–sheerah.)"; Joshua 16:5 : "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 –addar, unto Beth–horon the upper;". Related canonical books and chapters: Joshua 16 ( Joshua • Chapter 16 (10 verses)).

Connected Topics & Entities Book/Chapter Verse Person Place Lexicon Theology Commentary

Topics, People & Places (36)

Upper Beth-horon
99% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 31.859°N, 35.128°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 16:5 , 1 Chr 7:24 , 2 Chr 8:5 .

Ataroth 2
99% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Upper Beth-horon • 31.859°N, 35.128°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 16:2 , Josh 16:7 (identified with Upper Beth-horon ).

Biblical Place • Lower Beth-horon • 31.879°N, 35.124°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Chr 7:24 (identified with Lower Beth-horon ).

Ataroth-addar
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Biblical Place • Upper Beth-horon • 31.859°N, 35.128°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 16:5 , Josh 18:13 (identified with Upper Beth-horon ).

Beth-horon
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Biblical Place • Lower Beth-horon • 31.879°N, 35.124°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 10:10 , Josh 10:11 , Josh 18:14 , Josh 21:22 , 1 Sam 13:18 , 1 Chr 6:68 (identified with Lower Beth-horon ).

Lower Beth-horon
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Biblical Place • 31.879°N, 35.124°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 16:3 , Josh 18:13 , 1 Kgs 9:17 , 2 Chr 8:5 .

Beth-arbel
99% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 32.561°N, 35.848°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Hos 10:14 .

Beth-pelet
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Biblical Place • Hazar-shual • 31.215°N, 34.943°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:27 , Neh 11:26 (identified with Hazar-shual ).

Beth-shean
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Biblical Place • Beth-shan • 32.504°N, 35.503°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 17:11 , Josh 17:16 , Judg 1:27 , 1 Kgs 4:12 , 1 Chr 7:29 (identified with Beth-shan ).

Beth-haccherem
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Biblical Place • 31.666°N, 35.242°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Neh 3:14 , Jer 6:1 .

Beth-shemesh 3
99% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Beth-anath • 33.147°N, 35.427°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 19:38 , Judg 1:33 (identified with Beth-anath ).

Beth-ezel
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Biblical Place • Shaphir • 31.744°N, 34.694°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Mic 1:11 (identified with Shaphir ).

Beth-aven
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Biblical Place • 31.896°N, 35.253°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 7:2 , Josh 18:12 , 1 Sam 13:5 , 1 Sam 14:23 , Hos 4:15 , Hos 5:8 .

Beth-emek
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Biblical Place • 32.979°N, 35.167°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 19:27 .

Beth-jeshimoth
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Biblical Place • 31.777°N, 35.599°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 33:49 , Josh 12:3 , Josh 13:20 , Ezek 25:9 .

Beth-tappuah
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Biblical Place • 31.530°N, 35.050°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:53 .

Beth-eden
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Biblical Place • Damascus • 33.519°N, 36.313°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Amos 1:5 (identified with Damascus ).

Beth-haggan
99% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Megiddo • 32.584°N, 35.182°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Kgs 9:27 (identified with Megiddo ).

Beth-shemesh 1
99% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 31.753°N, 34.977°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:10 , Josh 21:16 , 1 Sam 6:9 , 1 Sam 6:12 , 1 Sam 6:13 , 1 Sam 6:14 .

Beth-azmaveth
99% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 31.834°N, 35.261°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Neh 7:28 .

Beth-anoth
99% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 31.558°N, 35.124°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:59 .

Beth-dagon 2
99% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 32.900°N, 35.108°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 19:27 .

Beth-haran
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Biblical Place • Beth-haram • 31.817°N, 35.583°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 32:36 (identified with Beth-haram ).

Beth-dagon 1
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Biblical Place • 31.908°N, 34.775°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:41 .

Beth-maacah
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Biblical Place • Abel-beth-maacah • 33.269°N, 35.578°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Sam 20:14 , 2 Sam 20:15 (identified with Abel-beth-maacah ).

Beth-haram
99% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 31.817°N, 35.583°E

~. Referenced in Josh 13:27 .

Beth-ashbea
99% Place
Biblical Place • Ancient Near East

Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Chr 4:21 .

Joshua 16
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Joshua • Chapter 16 (10 verses)

And the lot of the children of Joseph fell from Jordan by Jericho , unto the water of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that goeth up from Jericho throughout mount Beth–el, And goeth out from Beth–el to Luz , and passeth along unto the borders of Archi to Ataroth , And goeth do... Mentions: Joseph , Manasseh , Ephraim , Jordan , Jericho, Luz 1 , Ataroth 1 , Gezer .

Beth-zur
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Biblical Place • 31.596°N, 35.103°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:58 , 2 Chr 11:7 , Neh 3:16 .

Beth-anath
99% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 33.147°N, 35.427°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 19:38 , Judg 1:33 .

Beth-barah
99% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Bethany 2 • 31.836°N, 35.553°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Judg 7:24 (identified with Bethany 2 ).

Beth-nimrah
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Biblical Place • 31.901°N, 35.626°E

now Beth- Nimrah . Referenced in Num 32:36 , Josh 13:27 .

Beth-peor
99% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 31.656°N, 35.712°E

~. Referenced in Deut 3:29 , Deut 4:46 , Deut 34:6 , Josh 13:20 .

Beth-arabah
99% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 31.843°N, 35.506°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:6 , Josh 15:61 , Josh 18:18 , Josh 18:22 .

Beth-hoglah
99% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 31.837°N, 35.513°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:6 , Josh 18:19 , Josh 18:21 .

Map of the Conquest of Canaan (Joshua's Campaigns)
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Central campaign ( Jericho , Ai), Southern campaign ( Gibeon , Beth-horon ), and Northern campaign (Waters of Merom , Hazor ).

Historical Biblical Cartographers • Geographicus / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0

Scripture Passages (24)

Also he built Beth–horon the upper, and Beth–horon the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;

(And his daughter was Sherah, who built Beth–horon the nether, and the upper, and Uzzen–sheerah.)

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 –addar, unto Beth–horon the upper;

And Solomon built Gezer , and Beth–horon the nether,

And Jokmeam with her suburbs, and Beth–horon with her suburbs,

And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Beth–horon with her suburbs; four cities.

And the border went over from thence toward 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 goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti, unto the coast of Beth–horon the nether, and to Gezer : and the goings out thereof 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 toward the wilderness.

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 unto Makkedah .

But the soldiers of the army which Amaziah sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, fell upon the cities of Judah , from Samaria even unto Beth–horon, and smote three thousand of them, and took much spoil.

And the border was drawn thence, and compassed the corner of the sea southward, from the hill that lieth before Beth–horon southward; and the goings out thereof were at Kirjath–baal, which is Kirjath–jearim, a city of the children of Judah : this was the west quarter.

And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel , and were in the going down to Beth–horon, that the Lord cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah , and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.

A voice of crying shall be from Horonaim , spoiling and great destruction.

And he shall shew you a large upper room furnished: there make ready.

And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts:

And there were many lights in the upper chamber, where they were gathered together.

And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,

For in the going up of Luhith continual weeping shall go up; for in the going down of Horonaim the enemies have heard a cry of destruction.

And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest , was son in law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased him from me.

And he will shew you a large upper room furnished and prepared: there make ready for us.

Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.

When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel .

And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.

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