Horonaim (2 Samuel 13)
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Other places named Horonaim: Horonaim.
| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Most likely | another name for Beth-horon (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.895° N, 35.084° E |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | 2 Samuel 13:34 |
Horonaim (2 Samuel 13) is a settlement named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely another name for Beth-horon (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 Beth-horon | medium (49%) | 31.895° N, 35.084° E |
| another name for Horonaim | low (16%) | 31.090° N, 35.642° E |
Verses
2 Samuel
- 2 Samuel 13:34But Absalom fled. And the young man that kept the watch lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came much people by the way of the hill side behind him.Meanwhile, Absalom had fled. When the young man standing watch looked up, he saw many people coming down the road west of him, along the side of the hill. And the watchman went and reported to the king, “I see men coming from the direction of Horonaim, along the side of the hill.”
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.