Zererah
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| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Also called | Zererath |
| Most likely | another name for Zeredah (2 Chronicles 4) (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 32.268° N, 35.577° E |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | Judges 7:22 |
Zererah is a settlement named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely another name for Zeredah (2 Chronicles 4) (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 Zeredah (2 Chronicles 4) | medium (49%) | 32.268° N, 35.577° E |
| Tall el Mazar | very low (11%) | 32.222° N, 35.606° E |
Verses
Judges
- Judges 7:22And the three hundred blew the trumpets, and the Lord set every man’s sword against his fellow, even throughout all the host: and the host fled to Beth–shittah in Zererath, and to the border of Abel–meholah, unto Tabbath.And when the three hundred rams’ horns sounded, the LORD set all the men in the camp against one another with their swords. The army fled to Beth-shittah toward Zererah as far as the border of Abel-meholah near Tabbath.
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.