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Horem

1 passage cited, from 4 classic reference works.

These works date from 1884–1915 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.

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In the reference works

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 1 references

Consecrated, one of the fenced cities of Naphtali (Josh. 19:38).

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 1 references
(sacred), one of the fortified places in the territory of Naphtali; named with Iron and Migdalel. (Joshua 19:38) Van Deuteronomy Velde suggests Hurah as the site of Horem.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 1 references

ho'-rem (chorem, "consecrated"): One of the fenced cities in the territory of Naphtali (Jos 19:38), named with Iron and Migdal-el. It may possibly be identified with the modern Hurah, which lies on a mound at the South end of Wady el-`Ain, to the West of Qedes.

In the topical indexes

Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 1 references, grouped by sub-topic
  • → A fortification in the territory of the tribe of Naphtali Jos 19:38

Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.

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