Bezek (1 Samuel 11)
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Other places named Bezek: Bezek (Judges 1).
| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Most likely | Khirbet Ibziq (high confidence) |
| Coordinates | 32.369° N, 35.397° E |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | 1 Samuel 11:8 |
Bezek (1 Samuel 11) is a settlement named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Khirbet Ibziq (high confidence; 2 other proposals 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Khirbet Ibziq | high (75%) | 32.369° N, 35.397° E |
| Khirbet Salhab | very low (8%) | 32.354° N, 35.373° E |
| Tell Bezqa | very low (0%) | 31.880° N, 34.965° E |
Verses
1 Samuel
- 1 Samuel 11:8And when he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.And when Saul numbered them at Bezek, there were 300,000 Israelites and 30,000 men of Judah.
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.