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Bahurim

Bahurim (or Baharum) was a village near Jerusalem, known as the home of Shimei, who cursed David.

The name Bahurim means “choice; warlike; valiant”

PlaceOld Testament3 books7 verses

Summary

A location first mentioned at 2 Samuel 3:16; referred to as Bahurim (בַּחֻרִים, בַּרְחֻמִי) or Baharum (בַּחֲרוּמִי).

Location

Identified as
Ras Tumeim
Certainty
Possible (48% of scholarship) · 1 other possible location
Coordinates
31.791° N, 35.257° E
Bahurim
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Glossary entries

Baharum, Baharumite, Bahurim Barhumite

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. 2 Samuel 3:16בַּחֻרִים · Bahurim
    Her husband followed her, weeping all the way to Bahurim. Then Abner said to him, “Go back.” So he returned home.
  2. 2 Samuel 16:5בַּחֻרִים · Bahurim
    As King David approached Bahurim, a man from the family of the house of Saul was just coming out. His name was Shimei son of Gera, and as he approached, he kept yelling out curses.
  3. 2 Samuel 17:18בַּחֻרִים · Bahurim
    But a young man did see them and told Absalom. So the two left quickly and came to the house of a man in Bahurim. He had a well in his courtyard, and they climbed down into it.
  4. 2 Samuel 19:16בַּחֻרִים · Bahurim
    Then Shimei son of Gera, a Benjamite from Bahurim, hurried down with the men of Judah to meet King David,
  5. 2 Samuel 23:31בַּרְחֻמִי · Bahurim
    Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,
  6. 1 Kings 2:8בַּחֻרִים · Bahurim
    Keep an eye on Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite from Bahurim who is with you. He called down bitter curses against me on the day I went to Mahanaim, but when he came down to meet me at the Jordan, I swore to him by the LORD: ‘I will never put you to the sword.’
  7. 1 Chronicles 11:33בַּחֲרוּמִי · Baharum
    Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,