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Dor in the Bible.

Dor is a city in the Bible, about 98 km (61 miles) north of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 4 verses, from Joshua 12:23 to 1 Chronicles 7:29.

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What happened at Dor.

Dwelling, the Dora of the Romans, an ancient royal city of the Canaanites (Josh. 11:1, 2; 12:23). It was the most southern settlement of the Phoenicians on the coast of Syria. The original inhabitants seem never to have been expelled, although they were made tributary by David. It was one of Solomon’s commissariat districts (Judg. 1:27; 1 Kings 4:11). It has been identified with Tantura (so named from the supposed resemblance of its tower to a tantur, i.e., “a horn”). This tower fell in 1895, and nothing remains but debris and foundation walls, the remains of an old Crusading fortress. It is about 8 miles north of Caesarea, “a sad and sickly hamlet of wretched huts on a naked sea-beach.”

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

People named with Dor.

Manasseh 3Asher 1Joseph 1

Near Dor.

All 4 verses that name Dor.

Joshua 2

  • Joshua 12:23The king of Dor in the coast of Dor, one; the king of the nations of Gilgal, one;
  • Joshua 17:11And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Beth-shean and her towns, and Ibleam and her towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Endor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and her towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns, even three countries.

Judges 1

  • Judges 1:27Neither did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

1 Chronicles 1

  • 1 Chronicles 7:29And by the borders of the children of Manasseh, Beth-shean and her towns, Taanach and her towns, Megiddo and her towns, Dor and her towns. In these dwelt the children of Joseph the son of Israel.

Questions about Dor.

Where is Dor in the Bible?

Dor is a city about 98 km (61 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 Dor named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Dor in 4 verses, in 3 books, from Joshua 12:23 to 1 Chronicles 7:29.

Which people are named with Dor in the Bible?

The verses that name Dor also name Manasseh, Asher and Joseph.

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