Joshua 16:3
Good News Translation
It then went west to the area of the Japhletites, as far as the area of Lower Beth Horon. It went on from there to Gezer and ended at the Mediterranean Sea.

New Revised Standard Version
then it goes down westward to the territory of the Japhletites, as far as the territory of Lower Beth-horon, then to Gezer, and it ends at the sea.

New American Bible
and descended westward to the border of the Japhletites, to that of the Lower Beth-horon, and to Gezer, and from there to the sea.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And goeth down westward, by the border of Jephleti, unto the borders of Beth-horon the nether, and to Gazer: and the countries of it are ended by the great sea:

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And goeth down westward, by the border of Jephleti, unto the borders of Beth-horon the nether, and to Gazer: and the countries of it are ended by the great sea:

100 furlongs from Jerusalem. Dr. Clarke mentions an Arab village called Bethoor, about twelve miles from Jerusalem, a small distance from Rama, which he supposes, from its situation on a hill, to be Bith-horon the upper.

Joshua 18:13 And passing along southward by Luza, the same is Bethel, and it goeth down into Ataroth-addar to the mountain, that is on the south of the nether Beth-horon.

1 Kings 9:15-17 This is the sum of the expenses, which king Solomon offered to build the house of the Lord, and his own house, and Mello, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Heser, and Mageddo, and Gazer. . . .

1 Chronicles 7:24,28 And his daughter was Sara, who built Bethoron, the nether and the upper, and Ozensara. . . .

2 Chronicles 8:5 And he built Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon the nether, walled cities with gates and bars and locks.

the sea

Numbers 34:6 And the west side shall begin from the great sea, and the same shall be the end thereof.

Context
Ephraim's Inheritance
2And goeth out from Bethel to Luza: and passeth the border of Archi, to Ataroth, 3And goeth down westward, by the border of Jephleti, unto the borders of Beth-horon the nether, and to Gazer: and the countries of it are ended by the great sea:4And Manasses and Ephraim the children of Joseph possessed it.…
Cross References
Joshua 10:33
At that time Horam, king of Gazer, came up to succour Lachis: and Joshua slew him with all his people so as to leave none alive.

Joshua 18:13
And passing along southward by Luza, the same is Bethel, and it goeth down into Ataroth-addar to the mountain, that is on the south of the nether Beth-horon.

1 Samuel 13:18
And another went by the way of Bethoron, and the third turned to the way of the border, above the valley of Seboim towards the desert.

1 Kings 9:17
So Solomon built Gazer, and Bethhoron the nether,

1 Chronicles 7:24
And his daughter was Sara, who built Bethoron, the nether and the upper, and Ozensara.

Joshua 16:2
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