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    Beth-zur

    בֵּית־צוּר

    Beth-zur was a town in the hill country of Judah, fortified by Rehoboam, later repaired by Nehemiah, and associated with Maon.

    Where the story of Beth-zur happens Where the gazetteer locates Beth-zur, framed to them: Beth-zur. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Beth-zur
    Where the gazetteer locates Beth-zur
    verses
    4
    first named
    Joshua 15:58
    last named
    Nehemiah 3:16
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    31.59°N · 35.09°E
    settlement31.59°N · 35.09°E

    Khirbet et Tubeiqa (OpenBible)

    The gazetteer records one identification, and no competing one.

    Description

    Beth-zur in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Beth-zur, meaning "house of rock" or "house of the wall" in Hebrew, was a town located in the hill country of Judah, mentioned several times in the Old Testament. It was one of the towns allotted to Judah during the division of the Promised Land (Joshua 15:58).

    Beth-zur was associated with Maon, as Maon was the father of Beth-zur (1Ch.2.45). This may suggest that Beth-zur was founded by the descendants of Maon or that it was a satellite settlement of Maon.

    During the reign of King Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, Beth-zur was one of the cities fortified for the defense of Judah (2Ch.11.7). This fortification was part of Rehoboam's strategy to strengthen his kingdom against potential threats from the northern tribes of Israel and neighboring nations.

    Later, in the time of Nehemiah, after the return from the Babylonian exile, Beth-zur was one of the towns whose walls were repaired (Nehemiah 3:16). The mention of Beth-zur in this context suggests that it had been inhabited before the exile and was being restored as part of the rebuilding of Judah.

    The exact location of Beth-zur is uncertain, but it was likely situated in the southern part of the hill country of Judah, possibly near the ancient city of Hebron. Its location in the hill country would have made it a strategic point for defense and control of the surrounding area.

    No other significant events or people are directly associated with Beth-zur in the Bible.

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends of an edge always agree. Neither end of one reaches this entity.

    Not stated

    Nothing stands in a stated relation with this entity.

    The pattern

    Where Beth-zur is named

    Every book of the corpus in the order it is read, each as wide as the chapters it holds. A bar is the verses of that book which write the name, and the flat stretches are as much of the answer as the bars.

    Where the name is written across the corpus. 4 verses across 4 of 66 books; 62 write the name nowhere. OLD TESTAMENT · 39 BOOKSNEW TESTAMENT · 27 BOOKS1–2 CHRONICLES2 VERSES50 books and 763 chapters with no mentionBOOK WIDTH = CHAPTER COUNT Where the name is written across the corpus. 4 verses across 4 of 66 books; 62 write the name nowhere. OT · 39 BOOKSNT · 27 BOOKS1–2 CHRONICLES2 VERSES50 books with no mentionBOOK WIDTH = CHAPTER COUNT
    Beth-zur is named in 4 verses — occurrences of the name in the Hebrew or Greek, counted in the versification of the Berean Standard Bible (v5.7). Every book of the corpus is drawn, its width its share of the 1,189 chapters. 62 of the 66 books never write it. A verse that tells of this subject without writing the name is not counted here.

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 4, across 4 books.

    1. Joshua1 verse

      15:58

    2. 1 Chronicles1 verse

      2:45

    3. 2 Chronicles1 verse

      11:7

    4. Nehemiah1 verse

      3:16

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Nothing in the graph stands one hop from this entity yet. These are the best-connected entities of the same type, so the page still ends somewhere. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    ElsewhereTerritory of JudahOne of the most connected entities of this type.ElsewhereJerusalemThe capital of Israel, a holy city for three religionsElsewhereBashanRegion east of the Jordan, known for its fertility.

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