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