Dict: easton - Bethzur

easton:

Bethzur @ house of rock, a town in the mountains of Judah kjv@Joshua:15:58), about 4 miles to the north of Hebron. It was built by Rehoboam for the defence of his kingdom ( kjv@2Chronicals:11:7). It stood near the modern ed
- Dirweh. Its ruins are still seen on a hill which bears the name of Beit
- Sur, and which commands the road from Beer-sheba and Hebron to Jerusalem from the south.