Antiq. l. 14. c. 25. & 16. 1. De Bello, l. 1. c. 21. De Bello, l. 5. c. 7.HERODION, a Castle built by Herod upon the spot where he had defeated his enemies in his flight. This Castle was sixty furlongs from Jerusalem, and here this Prince desired to be buried. It was not far from Tekoah. M. Reland believes, that Herod built another of the same name towards the Mountains of Arabia, and, as he conjectures, beyond Jordan. For it must be confessed, that a Castle built sixty furlongs, or three leagues from Jerusalem, cannot naturally be supposed to mean a Fortress built towards the Mountains of Arabia.
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