Beth-zur
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Beth-Zur (also Beit Tzur, Bethsura) is a biblical site of historic and archaeological importance in the mountains of Hebron in southern Judea, now part of the West Bank. Beth Zur is mentioned several times in the Hebrew Bible and the writings of the Roman Jewish historian Josephus. The Battle of Beth-Zur took place here in 164 BCE.
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- Instance of
- archaeological site
- Country
- Israel
- Located in
- West Bank
- Area
- 200
- Image
- Beit Sur1.jpg
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- Beth-zur
- described by source
- Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron
- director of archaeological fieldwork
- William F. Albright
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- Etymology
- In the Hebrew Bible
- Bronze Age to Persian period
- Hellenistic period
- Roman period
- Crusader period
- In popular culture
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Beth-Zur (also Beit Tzur, Bethsura) is a biblical site of historic and archaeological importance in the mountains of Hebron in southern Judea, now part of the West Bank. Beth Zur is mentioned several times in the Hebrew Bible and the writings of the Roman Jewish historian Josephus. The Battle of Beth-Zur took place here in 164 BCE.
Beth-Zur has been identified with the site of Khirbet et-Tubeiqa, near Khirbet Burj as-Sur.
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