Bethzur:
house of rock, a town in the mountains of Judah (Jos 15:58), about 4 miles to the north of Hebron. It was built by Rehoboam for the defence of his kingdom (2Ch 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.
Bethzur:
(house of rock). 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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