Jeruel

The Wilderness of Jeruel, where Jehoshaphat and Judah defeated their enemies.

The name Jeruel means “fear, or vision of God”

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Summary

A location near Ziz only mentioned at 2 Chronicles 20:16; only referred to as Jeruel (יְרוּאֵל).

Location

Certainty: Widely agreed (100% of scholarship)
Coordinates: 31.580° N, 35.309° E

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Glossary entries

Alternative names

יְרוּאֵלJeruel

Mentions

2 Chronicles 20:16
Tomorrow you are to march down against them. You will see them coming up the Ascent of Ziz, and you will find them at the end of the valley facing the Wilderness of Jeruel.