Besor
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| Type | river |
|---|---|
| Also called | Wadi Besor, Brook Besor, Besor Valley |
| Most likely | Nahal HaBesor (high confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.464° N, 34.376° E |
| Mentioned in | 3 verses |
| First mention | 1 Samuel 30:9 |
Besor is a river named in 3 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Nahal HaBesor (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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nahal HaBesor | high (88%) | 31.464° N, 34.376° E |
| Nahal Gerar | very low (1%) | 31.399° N, 34.436° E |
Verses
1 Samuel
- 1 Samuel 30:9So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind stayed.So David and his six hundred men went to the Brook of Besor, where some stayed behind
- 1 Samuel 30:10But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred abode behind, which were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor.because two hundred men were too exhausted to cross the brook. But David and four hundred men continued in pursuit.
- 1 Samuel 30:21And David came to the two hundred men, which were so faint that they could not follow David, whom they had made also to abide at the brook Besor: and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him: and when David came near to the people, he saluted them.When David came to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow him from the Brook of Besor, they came out to meet him and the troops with him. As David approached the men, he greeted them,
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.