Lower Beth-horon
Where Lower Beth-horon sits on the map, and the 5 verses where it appears, in biblical order and linked to the full chapter.
- Identified with
- Beit Ur al Tahta
- Coordinates
- 31.8950, 35.0836
- Mentions
- 5 mentions
Coordinates and the modern identification come from the open atlas at OpenBible.info. For regions, peoples and large features there is no identification: the marked point only places the area on the map, and stands for neither a particular site nor its boundaries.
Passages where it appears
5 verses, in biblical order.
Joshua
- Joshua 16:3
And it descends to the west, beside the border of Japhleti, as far as the borders of lower Beth-horon, and to Gezer. And the last parts of its regions are by the great sea.
- Joshua 18:13
And it continues to the south beside Luz, which is Bethel. And it descends into Ataroth-addar, at the mountain which is to the south of lower Beth-horon.
1 Kings
- 1 Kings 9:17
Therefore, Solomon built up Gezer, and lower Beth-horon,
1 Chronicles
- 1 Chronicles 7:24
Now his daughter was Sheerah, who built lower and upper Beth-horon, and also Uzzen-sheerah.
2 Chronicles
- 2 Chronicles 8:5
And he built upper Beth-horon and lower Beth-horon, as walled cities, having gates and bars and locks,