Battle of Beth Horon (66) — The Battle of Beth Horon was a battle fought in 66 CE between Roman and Jewish forces and was one of the decisive battles in the First Jewish Roman War. It convinced the Romans of the need to counter the public humiliation by a full and thorough… … Wikipedia
Beth-horon — House of the hollow, or of the cavern, the name of two towns or villages (2 Chr. 8:5; 1 Chr. 7:24) in the territory of Ephraim, on the way from Jerusalem to Joppa. They are distinguished as Beth horon the upper and Beth horon the nether. They… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Battle of Wadi Haramia — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Wadi Haramia caption=Presumed location of the battle, 1913 partof=Maccabean Revolt date=167 BC place=Wadi Haramia, near modern day Ma ale Levona result= Decisive Jewish victory combatant1=Jewish rebels … Wikipedia
Battle of Adasa — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Adasa caption= partof=Maccabean Revolt date=161 BC place=Adasa result= Jewish victory combatant1=Jewish rebels combatant2=Seleucid Empire commander1=Judas Maccabeus commander2=Nicanor strength1=… … Wikipedia
Beit Horon — ( he. בֵּית חוֹרוֹן) is a communal settlement (Israel) and Israeli settlement located in the northern Judean part of the central West Bank along Route 443, the biblical pass of Beit Horon, between Modi in and Jerusalem. The village is located… … Wikipedia
BET(H)-HORON — (Heb. בֵּית חוֹרוֹן; Upper, עֶלְיוֹן (Elyon), and Lower, תַּחְתּוֹן (Taḥton), two adjacent biblical towns named after the Canaanite deity Horon mentioned in Ugaritic literature and other texts. The towns, known as Upper and Lower Horon, were… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Bethoron — (also transliterated Beth Horon) was the name for two adjacent towns, Bethoron Elyon ( Upper Bethoron ), and Bethoron Tahton ( Lower Bethoron ), named for the Egypto Canaanite deity Horon mentioned in Ugaritic literature and other texts.cite… … Wikipedia
Hanukkah — For other uses, see Hanukkah (disambiguation). Hanukkah A Hanukkiya or Hanukkah Menorah Official name Hebrew: חֲנֻכָּה or חנוכה English translation: Establishing or Dedication (of the Temple in Jerusalem) … Wikipedia
List of battles before 601 — List of battles: before 601 601 1400 1401 1800 1801 1900 1901 2000 2001 current See also: List of Roman battles Before 500 BC5th century BC4th century BC*398 BC Siege of Motya Phoenician city Motya sacked. *397 BC Battle of Messene Ionian Greek… … Wikipedia
Campaign history of the Roman military — This article is part of the series on: Military of ancient Rome (portal) 753 BC – AD 476 Structural history Roman army (unit types and ranks … Wikipedia
