Baal-hazor in the Bible.

Baal-hazor is a mountain in the Bible, about 23 km (14 miles) north of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 1 verse, 2 Samuel 13:23.

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About Baal-hazor.

Having a courtyard, or Baal’s village, the place on the borders of Ephraim and Benjamin where Absalom held the feast of sheep-shearing when Amnon was assassinated (2 Sam. 13:23). Probably it is the same with Hazor (Neh. 11:33), now Tell’ Asur, 5 miles north-east of Bethel.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

People named with Baal-hazor.

Absalom 1

Near Baal-hazor.

Bethel7 km south-west
Shiloh9 km north
Mizpah12 km south-west
Gibeon17 km south-west
Gibeah18 km south
Jericho19 km south-east

The verse that names Baal-hazor.

2 Samuel 1

2 Samuel 13:23And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baal-hazor, which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king’s sons.

Questions about Baal-hazor.

Where is Baal-hazor in the Bible?

Baal-hazor is a mountain about 23 km (14 miles) north of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Baal-hazor named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Baal-hazor in 1 verse, in 1 book.

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