Topic
Bethsura; Bethsuron
2 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- 1 Maccabees 4:29ISBE
So they came into Idumea, and pitched their tents at Bethsura, and Judas met them with ten thousand men.
- 2 Maccabees 11:5ISBE
So he came to Judea, and drew near to Bethsura, which was a strong town, but distant from Jerusalem about five furlongs, and he laid sore siege unto it.
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 2 references
beth-su'-ra (Baithsoura (1 Macc 4:29, etc.)), (2 Macc 11:5 the Revised Version (British and American)): The Greek form of the name BETH-ZUR (which see).
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.