Baal-hazor
Baal-hazor was the place where Absalom sheared his sheep.
PlaceOld Testament1 book1 verse
Summary
A location only mentioned at 2 Samuel 13:23; only referred to as Baal-hazor (בַּ֫עַל חָצוֹר).
Location
- Identified as
- Jebel Asur
- Certainty
- Likely (71% of scholarship) · 1 other possible location
- Coordinates
- 31.979° N, 35.286° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- בַּ֫עַל חָצוֹרBaal-hazor
Mentions
- Two years later, when Absalom’s sheepshearers were at Baal-hazor near Ephraim, he invited all the sons of the king.