Betar is an Ancient Israelite City located near the modern settlements of Battir and Beitar Illit most famous for having been the main base of operation of Simon Bar-Kochba during the Bar-Kochba Revolt.
Its Wikipedia Page talks about how there is archaeological evidence of its existence during the Iron Age yet says it isn’t mentioned in The Masoretic Text of the Hebrew Bible only specifically the Sinaitic Text of the Septuagint for Joshua 15:59a.
However The Masoretic Text and thus The King James Bible do mention a city in Joshua 15 and 18 who’s name can easily have been later shortened to Betar, Betharabah.
In Joshua 15:6 it is associated with the border of the land allotted to Judah, and then in Joshua 15:61 it’s described as being in a “Wilderness” right after talking about Kirjathjearim. But the name is also given to a Benjamite city in Joshua 18:22.
Betar’s location can be described as both between Kirjathjearim and Jerusalem and as between Kirjathjearim and Bethlehem. So it is in a good place for being associated with both Benjamin and Judah.
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