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Besor in the Bible.

Besor is a river in the Bible, about 89 km (55 miles) south-west of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 3 verses, from 1 Samuel 30:9 to 1 Samuel 30:21.

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About Besor.

Cold, a ravine or brook in the extreme south-west of Judah, where 200 of David’s men stayed behind because they were faint, while the other 400 pursued the Amalekites (1 Sam. 30:9, 10, 21). Probably the Wadyes Sheriah, south of Gaza.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

People named with Besor.

David 3

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All 3 verses that name Besor.

1 Samuel 3

  • 1 Samuel 30:9So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind stayed.
  • 1 Samuel 30:10But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred abode behind, which were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor.
  • 1 Samuel 30:21And David came to the two hundred men, which were so faint that they could not follow David, whom they had made also to abide at the brook Besor: and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him: and when David came near to the people, he saluted them.

Questions about Besor.

Where is Besor in the Bible?

Besor is a river about 89 km (55 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 Besor named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Besor in 3 verses, in 1 book, from 1 Samuel 30:9 to 1 Samuel 30:21.

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