Editing Latrun (section)

==Etymology==
The name Latrun is derived from the ruins of a medieval [[Crusader castle]]. There are two theories regarding the origin of the name. One is that it is a corruption of the Old French ''La toron des chevaliers'', or of the Castilian ''La torón de los caballeros'' (The Castle of the Knights), so named by the [[Knights Templar]], or by its Castilian founder, Rodrigo Gonzales de Lara (see below). The other is that it is from the Latin, ''Domus boni Latronis'' (The House of the Good ''[[wikt:latro#Latin|Thief]]''),<ref>Robinson and Smith, 1841, pp. [https://archive.org/stream/biblicalresearch03robiuoft#page/n47/mode/1up 30], [https://archive.org/stream/biblicalresearch03robiuoft#page/n83/mode/1up 66]</ref> a name given by 14th-century Christian pilgrims after the [[penitent thief]] who was crucified by the Romans alongside Jesus ({{Bibleverse||Luke|23:40–43|BBC}}).<ref name=Etym>{{cite encyclopedia |url=http://go.galegroup.com/ps/retrieve.do?sgHitCountType=None&sort=RELEVANCE&inPS=true&prodId=GVRL&userGroupName=imcpl1111&tabID=T003&searchId=R2&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&contentSegment=&searchType=AdvancedSearchForm&currentPosition=1&contentSet=GALE%7CCX2587511922&&docId=GALE |title=Latrun |author=Walter Pinhas Pick |year=2007 |encyclopedia=[[Encyclopaedia Judaica]] |access-date=2013-10-04}}</ref>