Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And goeth down westward, by the border of Jephleti, unto the borders of Beth-horon the nether, and to Gazer: and the countries of it are ended by the great sea: 100 furlongs from Jerusalem. Dr. Clarke mentions an Arab village called Bethoor, about twelve miles from Jerusalem, a small distance from Rama, which he supposes, from its situation on a hill, to be Bith-horon the upper. Joshua 18:13 And passing along southward by Luza, the same is Bethel, and it goeth down into Ataroth-addar to the mountain, that is on the south of the nether Beth-horon. 1 Kings 9:15-17 This is the sum of the expenses, which king Solomon offered to build the house of the Lord, and his own house, and Mello, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Heser, and Mageddo, and Gazer. . . . 1 Chronicles 7:24,28 And his daughter was Sara, who built Bethoron, the nether and the upper, and Ozensara. . . . 2 Chronicles 8:5 And he built Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon the nether, walled cities with gates and bars and locks. the sea Numbers 34:6 And the west side shall begin from the great sea, and the same shall be the end thereof. Context Ephraim's Inheritance…2And goeth out from Bethel to Luza: and passeth the border of Archi, to Ataroth, 3And goeth down westward, by the border of Jephleti, unto the borders of Beth-horon the nether, and to Gazer: and the countries of it are ended by the great sea:4And Manasses and Ephraim the children of Joseph possessed it.… Cross References Joshua 10:33 At that time Horam, king of Gazer, came up to succour Lachis: and Joshua slew him with all his people so as to leave none alive. Joshua 18:13 And passing along southward by Luza, the same is Bethel, and it goeth down into Ataroth-addar to the mountain, that is on the south of the nether Beth-horon. 1 Samuel 13:18 And another went by the way of Bethoron, and the third turned to the way of the border, above the valley of Seboim towards the desert. 1 Kings 9:17 So Solomon built Gazer, and Bethhoron the nether, 1 Chronicles 7:24 And his daughter was Sara, who built Bethoron, the nether and the upper, and Ozensara. Lexicon Then it descendedוְיָֽרַד־ (wə·yā·raḏ-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3381: To come or go down, descend westward יָ֜מָּה (yām·māh) Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 3220: A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to the border גְּב֣וּל (gə·ḇūl) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 1366: A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed of the Japhletites הַיַּפְלֵטִ֗י (hay·yap̄·lê·ṭî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3311: Japhletites -- descendant of Japhlet as עַ֣ד (‘aḏ) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while far as the border גְּב֧וּל (gə·ḇūl) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 1366: A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed of lower תַּחְתּ֖וֹן (taḥ·tō·wn) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 8481: Lower, lowest Beth-horon, חוֹרֹ֛ן (ḥō·w·rōn) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 1032: Beth-horon -- 'place of a hollow', two adjoining cities in Palestine then to וְעַד־ (wə·‘aḏ-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while Gezer, גָּ֑זֶר (gā·zer) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 1507: Gezer -- 'portion', a Levitical city on the border of Ephraim and ended וְהָי֥וּ (wə·hā·yū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be at the Sea. יָֽמָּה׃ (yām·māh) Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 3220: A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin Additional Translations Then it descended westward to the border of the Japhletites as far as the border of lower Beth-horon, then to Gezer, and ended at the Sea.And goes down westward to the coast of Japhleti, to the coast of Bethhoron the nether, and to Gezer; and the goings out thereof are at the sea. and it went down westward to the border of the Japhletites, unto the border of Beth-horon the nether, even unto Gezer; and the goings out thereof were at the sea. And they will go across to the sea to the borders of Aptalim, as far as the borders of Baethoron the lower, and the going forth of them shall be to the sea. and went down westward to the border of the Japhletites, as far as the border of the lower Beth-horon, and to Gezer; and ended at the sea. and it went down westward to the border of the Japhletites, unto the border of Beth-horon the nether, even unto Gezer: and the goings out thereof were at the sea. And goeth down westward to the border of Japhleti, to the border of Beth-horon the nether, and to Gezer: and the limits of it are at the sea. and it went down westward to the border of the Japhletites, to the border of Beth Horon the lower, even to Gezer; and ended at the sea. and gone down westward unto the border of Japhleti, unto the border of Beth-Horon the lower, and unto Gezer, and its outgoings have been at the sea. 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