Beth-car
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| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Also called | Beth Car, Beth Kar |
| Most likely | another name for Lower Beth-horon (low confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.895° N, 35.084° E |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | 1 Samuel 7:11 |
Beth-car is a settlement named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely another name for Lower Beth-horon (low confidence; 1 other proposal below).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| another name for Lower Beth-horon | low (21%) | 31.895° N, 35.084° E |
| Ein Karim | low (20%) | 31.764° N, 35.159° E |
Verses
1 Samuel
- 1 Samuel 7:11And the men of Israel went out of Mizpeh, and pursued the Philistines, and smote them, until they came under Beth–car.Then the men of Israel charged out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines, striking them down all the way to an area below Beth-car.
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.