Valley of Jezreel
The Jezreel Valley, a strategically important and fertile valley in northern Israel, was the site of several significant battles in the Bible.
PlaceOld Testament3 books3 verses
Summary
A location near Jezreel first mentioned at Joshua 17:16; only referred to as Jezreel Valley (יִזְרְעֶאל עֵ֫מֶק).
Location
- Identified as
- Jezreel Valley
- Certainty
- Widely agreed (100% of scholarship)
- Coordinates
- 32.596° N, 35.242° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- יִזְרְעֶאל+H6010M«H6010=עֵ֫מֶקValley of Jezreel
Mentions
- “The hill country is not enough for us,” they replied, “and all the Canaanites who live in the valley have iron chariots, both in Beth-shean with its towns and in the Valley of Jezreel.”
- Then all the Midianites, Amalekites, and other people of the east gathered together, crossed over the Jordan, and camped in the Valley of Jezreel.
- And on that day I will break the bow of Israel in the Valley of Jezreel.”