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Bethzur
House of rock, a town in the mountains of Judah (Josh 15:58), about 4 miles to the north of Hebron. It was built by Rehoboam for the defence of his kingdom (2 Chr 11:7). It stood near the modern ed-Dirweh. Its ruins are still seen on a hill which bears the name of Beit-Sur, and which commands the road from Beer-sheba and Hebron to Jerusalem from the south.
Named in the Bible
4 verses
- Joshua 15:58 Halhul, Bethzur, and Gedor,
- 1 Chronicles 2:45 And the son of Shammai was Maon: and Maon was the father of Bethzur.
- 2 Chronicles 11:7 And Bethzur, and Shoco, and Adullam,
- Nehemiah 3:16 After him repaired Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of the half part of Bethzur, unto the place over against the sepulchres of David, and to the pool that was made, and unto the house of the mighty.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), by Matthew George Easton.
