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City in the mountains of Judah, apparently founded by Maon. The city was built or fortified by Rehoboam on the division of the tribes. Joshua 15: 58; 1 Chr. 2: 45; 2 Chr. 11: 7; Neh. 3: 16. Identified with Beit Sur, . It commanded the road from Beer-sheba to Jerusalem, and is often referred to in the Wars of the Maccabees.