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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.[2]
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![]() Ruins of medieval tower at Khirbet Burj as-Sur, near biblical Beth-zur, 1920s | |
Location | West Bank |
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Coordinates | 31.58333°N 35.1°E / 31.58333; 35.1 |
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Archaeologists | O.R. Sellers[1] |
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Beth-Zur has been identified with the site of Khirbet et-Tubeiqa,[3] near Khirbet Burj as-Sur.[4]