Jezreel

Jezreel, a town in Judah, home of Ahinoam, one of David's wives.
PlaceOld Testament3 books8 verses

Summary

A location near Hebron first mentioned at Joshua 15:56; called Jezreel (יִזְרְעֶאל); or Jezreel (יִזְרְעֵאלִי).

Location

Identified as
within 7 km of Juttah
Certainty
Likely (61% of scholarship) · 3 other possible locations
Coordinates
31.448° N, 35.090° E
Jezreel
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Glossary entries

Jezreel (Place)

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,
  2. David had also married Ahinoam of Jezreel. So she and Abigail were both his wives.
  3. David and his men settled in Gath with Achish. Each man had his family with him, and David had his two wives: Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail of Carmel, the widow of Nabal.
  4. Now the Philistines brought all their forces together at Aphek, while Israel camped by the spring in Jezreel.
  5. So David and his men got up early in the morning to return to the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up to Jezreel.
  6. David’s two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel, had been taken captive.
  7. So David went there with his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel.
  8. And sons were born to David in Hebron: His firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam of Jezreel;