BETH-HOGLAH

(Beth-hogʹlah) [house or place of the partridge].

A Benjamite border town situated in the southeastern corner of this tribe’s territory and on the boundary between Benjamin and Judah. (Josh. 15:1, 6; 18:11, 19, 21) Evidence of the name is still preserved at ‘Ain Hajla, located about four miles (6.4 kilometers) SE of modern Jericho.