A place 16.1 kilometers (10 miles) southwest of Jerusalem where Judas Maccabeus was defeated by a Seleucid ruler, Antiochus V Eupator, son of Antiochus Epiphanes (1 Maccabees 6:32–47).
Beth-Zechariah
From Tyndale Bible Dictionary, adapted by Mission Mutual. CC BY-SA 4.0.