Baal-hazor
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| Type | mountain and settlement |
|---|---|
| Also called | Baal Hazor |
| Most likely | Jebel Asur (high confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.979° N, 35.286° E |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | 2 Samuel 13:23 |
Baal-hazor is a mountain and settlement named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Jebel Asur (high confidence; 1 other proposal below).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| Jebel Asur | high (71%) | 31.979° N, 35.286° E |
| another name for Hazor (Nehemiah 11) | very low (6%) | 31.832° N, 35.195° E |
Verses
2 Samuel
- 2 Samuel 13:23And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baal–hazor, which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king’s sons.Two years later, when Absalom’s sheepshearers were at Baal-hazor near Ephraim, he invited all the sons of the king.
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.