Horesh
Horesh, a wilderness area in Judah where David hid from Saul.
PlaceOld Testament1 book4 verses
Summary
A location first mentioned at 1 Samuel 23:15; only referred to as Horesh (חֹ֫רֶשׁ).
Location
- Identified as
- Khirbet Khureise
- Certainty
- Possible (33% of scholarship) · 1 other possible location
- Coordinates
- 31.450° N, 35.127° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- חֹ֫רֶשׁHoresh
Mentions
- While David was in Horesh in the Wilderness of Ziph, he saw that Saul had come out to take his life.
- And Saul’s son Jonathan came to David in Horesh and strengthened his hand in God,
- So the two of them made a covenant before the LORD. And David remained in Horesh, while Jonathan went home.
- Then the Ziphites came up to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Is not David hiding among us in the strongholds at Horesh, on the hill of Hachilah south of Jeshimon?