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Bayt ʻŪr al Fawqā (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 31 54 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 31.9000 decimal degrees |
Long: 035 05 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 35.0840 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located northwest of Jerusalem, about two miles away from Lower Beth-Horon, at a higher elevation. The pass of Beth-Horon between the two cities was the site of a battle between the Hebrews under Joshua and the five kings of the Amorites, according to the Bible. |
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Bayt ʻŪr al Fawqā (preferred,C,V)
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Beit ʻUr el Fōqa (C,V)
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Beit Ur el Foka (C,V)
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Beit ʻŪr el Fauqā (C,V)
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Beit Hōrōn hā ʻElyōn (C,V)
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Beit ʻUr el-Foqa' (C,V)
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Upper Beth-horon (C,V)
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Upper Beth-Horon (H,V)
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Beth-horon (H,V)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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