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Beth-horon

From: Boyd's Bible Dictionary: B By: James P. Boyd

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(cave-house). A town of Benjamin (Josh. 16:3,5³And 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. (Joshua 16:3)
⁵And 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; (Joshua 16:5); 1 Kings 9:17¹⁷And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether, (1 Kings 9:17); 1 Chron. 7:24²⁴(And his daughter was Sherah, who built Beth-horon the nether, and the upper, and Uzzen-sherah.) (1 Chronicles 7:24)).

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