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Bezek in the Bible.

Bezek is a town in the Bible, about 67 km (42 miles) north of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 2 verses, from Judges 1:4 to Judges 1:5. The King James Version also gives the name Bezek to 1 other place, listed on this page.

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What happened at Bezek.

The residence of Adoni-bezek, in the lot of Judah (Judg. 1:5). It was in the mountains, not far from Jerusalem. Probably the modern Bezkah, 6 miles south-east of Lydda.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

People named with Bezek.

Adoni-bezek 1Judah 1

Near Bezek.

All 2 verses that name this Bezek.

Judges 2

  • Judges 1:4And Judah went up; and the LORD delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand: and they slew of them in Bezek ten thousand men.
  • Judges 1:5And they found Adoni-bezek in Bezek: and they fought against him, and they slew the Canaanites and the Perizzites.

Other places called Bezek.

Bezek, on the map at the same spot as the Bezek above.

A town, named in 1 verse.

  • 1 Samuel 11:8And when he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.

Questions about Bezek.

Where is Bezek in the Bible?

Bezek is a town about 67 km (42 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 Bezek named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Bezek in 2 verses, in 1 book, from Judges 1:4 to Judges 1:5. It also gives the name Bezek to 1 other place.

Which people are named with Bezek in the Bible?

The verses that name Bezek also name Adoni-bezek and Judah.

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