Beth-zur (fortress)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Beth-zur_(fortress)
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ancient_city
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite gptkb:Khirbet_et-Tubeiqeh
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Judas_Maccabeus
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Battle_of_Beth-zur
gptkbp:biblicalTribe gptkb:Tribe_of_Judah
gptkbp:currentLocation gptkb:Israel
gptkbp:distanceFromJerusalem about 20 miles south
gptkbp:excavatedBy gptkb:Frederick_J._Bliss
gptkb:R.A.S._Macalister
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:Beth_Tzur
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Beth-zur (fortress)
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Judea
gptkbp:locatedNear gptkb:Hebron
gptkbp:mentionedIn gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkb:Book_of_Nehemiah
gptkb:Book_of_Joshua
gptkbp:notableSite Maccabean battles
gptkbp:period gptkb:Iron_Age
gptkb:Roman_period
gptkb:Hellenistic_period
gptkbp:strategicImportance controlled road from Hebron to Jerusalem
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hasmonean_dynasty
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6