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Hadrach in the Bible.

Hadrach is a town in the Bible, about 480 km (298 miles) north of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 1 verse, Zechariah 9:1.

What happened at Hadrach.

The name of a country (Zech. 9:1) which cannot be identified. Rawlinson would identify it with Edessa. He mentions that in the Assyrian inscriptions it is recorded that “Shalmanezer III. made two expeditions, the first against Damascus B.C. 773, and the second against Hadrach B.C. 772; and again that Asshurdanin-il II. made expeditions against Hadrach in B.C. 765 and 755.”

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

Near Hadrach.

The verse that names Hadrach.

Zechariah 1

  • Zechariah 9:1The burden of the word of the LORD in the land of Hadrach, and Damascus shall be the rest thereof: when the eyes of man, as of all the tribes of Israel, shall be toward the LORD.

Questions about Hadrach.

Where is Hadrach in the Bible?

Hadrach is a town about 480 km (298 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 Hadrach named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Hadrach in 1 verse, in 1 book.

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