Bethzur

Smith’s Bible Dictionary

“Bethzur” means house of rock

Bethzur: a town in the mountains of Judah, built by Jeroboam, (Joshua 15:58; 2 Chronicles 11:7) now Beit-zur . It commands the road from Beersheba and Hebron, which has always been the main approach to Jerusalem from the south.

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