The meaning of “בֵּית חוֹרוֹן”
Understanding Bêyth Chôwrôwn reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Beth-horon. - § Beth-horon = "house of hollowness" - Beth-Choron, the name of two adjoining places in Palestine 1) two t...
בֵּית חוֹרוֹן
Beth-horon. - § Beth-horon = "house of hollowness" - Beth-Choron, the name of two adjoining places in Palestine 1) two towns in Ephraim 1a) Upper Beth-horon-town on the mountains of Ephraim 1b) Lower Beth-horon-town located 800 feet (245 m) lower than Upper Beth-horon
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 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;” Word: בֵּית חוֹרוֹן (Bêyth Chôwrôwn) | |
| 1 Samuel 13:18 | “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.” Word: בֵּית חוֹרוֹן (Bêyth Chôwrôwn) | |
| 1 Kings 9:17 | “And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth–horon the nether,” Word: בֵּית חוֹרוֹן (Bêyth Chôwrôwn) | |
| 1 Chronicles 7:24 | “(And his daughter was Sherah, who built Beth–horon the nether, and the upper, and Uzzen–sherah.)” Word: בֵּית חוֹרוֹן (Bêyth Chôwrôwn) | |
| 2 Chronicles 25:13 | “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.” Word: בֵּית חוֹרוֹן (Bêyth Chôwrôwn) |