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Place · City

Jezreel

Named in 8 verses across 3 books, first in 2 Samuel 2:2.

Where

Coordinates

32.5021° N, 35.5020° E

One proposed location, not an established one.

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Identification

Uncertain

The point is approximate.

Matched to an entry in an ancient-world gazetteer, and the match was checked by the dataset’s editors. Gazetteer entry

Some biblical sites are known for certain; others are identified from old names and descriptions and are still discussed.

Dataset notes

OpenBible has this different from 644, Logos makes no distinction.

Left by the dataset’s contributors; not reviewed by us.

Part of

Judah

People

Born, died or recorded here, or in an event set here, first; then people named in the same verses, which does not mean they were here.

David6 shared verses
Ahinoam5 shared verses
Nabal3 shared verses
Abigail3 shared verses
Amnonson of David1 shared verse
Achish1 shared verse

In the Bible

All 2 verses in 2 Samuel, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.

2 Samuel

2 Samuel 2:2
So David went there with his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel.
2 Samuel 3:2
And sons were born to David in Hebron: His firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam of Jezreel;

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Dictionary

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), as attached to this record by Theographic. Its geography and “modern” descriptions date from the 1890s. Easton wrote in 1897, and some of his views are now debated.

Read Easton’s entry

A town in Judah (Josh. 15:56), to the south-east of Hebron. Ahinoam, one of David’s wives, probably belonged to this place (1 Sam. 27:3).

In the Bible

2 Samuel

Dictionary

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