Khirbet el-ʻAqd or Horvat ʻEqed is an archaeological site in the Latrun salient of the West Bank, approximately 22 km northwest of Jerusalem. The site, situated on a hill, contains the ruins of an ancient fortified town dating from the Hellenistic period through the Bar Kokhba revolt, after which the site was ultimately abandoned.

Emmaus Nicopolis

Archaeological site

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Emmaus is a town mentioned in the Gospel of Luke of the New Testament. Luke reports that Jesus appeared, after his death and resurrection, before two of his disciples while they were walking on the road to Emmaus. Emmaus Nicopolis is situated 3½ km west of Bet HaKshatot.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mevo Horon and Bayt Nuba.

Mevo Horon

Village

Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mevo Horon is an Israeli settlement and religious moshav shitufi in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Located near Latrun and the city of Modi'in, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council.

Bayt Nuba

Hamlet

Bayt Nuba is a depopulated Palestinian Arab village, located halfway between Jerusalem and Ramla. During the 1967 Six Day War, Israeli troops ethnically cleansed Bayt Nuba and replaced it with the Jewish-only settlement of Mevo Horon.

Nataf

Village

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Nataf is a community settlement in central Israel. Located in the Judean Mountains, 12 miles west of Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 485. Nataf is situated 4 km east of Bet HaKshatot.

Bet HaKshatot

Type: Spring
Also known as: “Bir el Bire”
Category: body of water
Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

31.84291° or 31° 50′ 35″ north

Longitude

35.02555° or 35° 1′ 32″ east

Open location code

8G3QR2VG+56

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1295048583

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=cistern

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=spring

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In Other Languages

“Bet HaKshatot” goes by many names.

Hebrew: “בית הקשתות”

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