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Baal-perazim in the Bible.

Baal-perazim is a town in the Bible, about 6 km (4 miles) south-west of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 2 verses, from 2 Samuel 5:20 to 1 Chronicles 14:11.

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What happened at Baal-perazim.

Baal having rents, bursts, or destructions, the scene of a victory gained by David over the Philistines (2 Sam. 5:20; 1 Chr. 14:11). Called Mount Perazim (Isa. 28:21). It was near the valley of Rephaim, west of Jerusalem. Identified with the modern Jebel Aly.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

People named with Baal-perazim.

David 4

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All 2 verses that name Baal-perazim.

2 Samuel 1

  • 2 Samuel 5:20And David came to Baal-perazim, and David smote them there, and said, The LORD hath broken forth upon mine enemies before me, as the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baal-perazim.

1 Chronicles 1

  • 1 Chronicles 14:11So they came up to Baal-perazim; and David smote them there. Then David said, God hath broken in upon mine enemies by mine hand like the breaking forth of waters: therefore they called the name of that place Baal-perazim.

Questions about Baal-perazim.

Where is Baal-perazim in the Bible?

Baal-perazim is a town about 6 km (4 miles) south-west 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-perazim named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Baal-perazim in 2 verses, in 2 books, from 2 Samuel 5:20 to 1 Chronicles 14:11.

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