Harod
Harod was a spring near the hill of Moreh, where Gideon gathered his army before battling the Midianites.
The name Harod means “astonishment; fear”
PlaceOld Testament3 books3 verses
Summary
Location
- Identified as
- Well of Harod
- Certainty
- Likely (72% of scholarship)
- Coordinates
- 32.549° N, 35.356° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- הֲרוֹרִיHarod
- חֲרֹדִיHarod
- עֵין חֲרֹדHarod
Mentions
- Early in the morning Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) and all the men with him camped beside the spring of Harod. And the camp of Midian was north of them in the valley near the hill of Moreh.
- Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,
- Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,