Bezek (Judges 1)
From God's Wiki, the Bible topic encyclopedia
Other places named Bezek: Bezek (1 Samuel 11).
| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Most likely | another name for Bezek (1 Samuel 11) (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 32.369° N, 35.397° E |
| Mentioned in | 2 verses |
| First mention | Judges 1:4 |
Bezek (Judges 1) is a settlement named in 2 verses of the Bible. It is most likely another name for Bezek (1 Samuel 11) (medium 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 |
|---|---|---|
| another name for Bezek (1 Samuel 11) | medium (53%) | 32.369° N, 35.397° E |
| Tell Bezqa | low (24%) | 31.880° N, 34.965° E |
Verses
Judges
- Judges 1:4And Judah went up; and the Lord delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand: and they slew of them in Bezek ten thousand men.When Judah attacked, the LORD delivered the Canaanites and Perizzites into their hands, and they struck down ten thousand men at Bezek.
- Judges 1:5And they found Adoni–bezek in Bezek: and they fought against him, and they slew the Canaanites and the Perizzites.And there they found Adoni-bezek and fought against him, striking down the Canaanites and Perizzites.
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.