Harosheth-hagoyim
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| Type | region and settlement |
|---|---|
| Also called | Harosheth Haggoyim, Harosheth Hagoyim, Harosheth of the Gentiles, Harosheth of the Nations, Harosheth-ha-goiim, Harosheth-haggoyim |
| Most likely | not a proper name (may be a term for a wooded area) (low confidence) |
| Mentioned in | 3 verses |
| First mention | Judges 4:2 |
Harosheth-hagoyim is a region and settlement named in 3 verses of the Bible. It is most likely not a proper name (may be a term for a wooded area) (low confidence; 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| not a proper name (may be a term for a wooded area) | low (28%) | — |
| Tel Regev | very low (10%) | 32.759° N, 35.090° E |
| Ahwat | very low (8%) | 32.487° N, 35.094° E |
| southern Jezreel Valley | very low (5%) | 32.503° N, 35.289° E |
| plain between Taanach and Megiddo | very low (3%) | 32.559° N, 35.216° E |
| Khirbet el Harithiyeh | very low (-2%) | 32.722° N, 35.110° E |
| Tell Amr | very low (-10%) | 32.728° N, 35.097° E |
Verses
Judges
- Judges 4:2And the Lord sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose host was Sisera, which dwelt in Harosheth of the Gentiles.So the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor. The commander of his forces was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth-hagoyim.
- Judges 4:13And Sisera gathered together all his chariots, even nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people that were with him, from Harosheth of the Gentiles unto the river of Kishon.he summoned all nine hundred of his iron chariots and all the men with him, from Harosheth-hagoyim to the River Kishon.
- Judges 4:16But Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the host, unto Harosheth of the Gentiles: and all the host of Sisera fell upon the edge of the sword; and there was not a man left.Then Barak pursued the chariots and army as far as Harosheth-hagoyim, and the whole army of Sisera fell by the sword; not a single man was left.
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.