Habor
Habor was a river in Assyria along which the Israelite captives from the northern kingdom were settled by the Assyrians.
The name Habor means “a partaker; a companion”
PlaceOld Testament2 books3 verses
Summary
A location first mentioned at 2 Kings 17:6; only referred to as Habor (חָבוֹר).
Location
- Identified as
- Khabur River
- Certainty
- Likely (88% of scholarship)
- Coordinates
- 35.130° N, 40.427° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- חָבוֹרHabor
Mentions
- In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and carried away the Israelites to Assyria, where he settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes.
- The king of Assyria exiled the Israelites to Assyria and settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes.
- So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria (that is, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria) to take the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh into exile. And he brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river of Gozan, where they remain to this day.