Horon (likely Beth-horon or a place in Samaria)

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Horon is an ancient locality, likely identified with Beth-horon or a nearby site in Samaria, known from biblical and post-biblical traditions.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Horon 0

Statements (26)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient locality
biblical place
archaeologicalStatus not securely identified archaeologically
associatedWith Beth-horon NERFINISHED
category Ancient Near Eastern sites
Biblical geography
country ancient Israel NERFINISHED
hasReligiousSignificance yes
hasUncertainIdentification true
languageOfPrimarySources Biblical Hebrew NERFINISHED
languageOfSecondarySources Aramaic NERFINISHED
Greek
locatedIn Samaria NERFINISHED
mentionedIn Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible

post-biblical Jewish literature
notableFor appearance in biblical geographical traditions
association with routes in the hill country of Samaria
partOf ancient land of Israel
historical region of Samaria
possibleIdentification Beth-horon NERFINISHED
site near Beth-horon in Samaria
region central hill country of Palestine
religiousTradition Christianity
Judaism
sourceType textual evidence
timePeriod Iron Age Levant NERFINISHED

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Sanballat the Horonite possibleOrigin Horon (likely Beth-horon or a place in Samaria)