Another theory for name Latrun is that it comes from the name the Christian pilgrims gave to the town Castellum bonu Latronis (The Fortress of the Good Thief).
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In the Bible, the Ayalon Valley was the site of a battle where Joshua defeated the Amorites. During the Crusades, a crusader stronghold called, Le toron des chevaliers (The Tower of the Knights), may have been the origin of the name Latrun.