Bible Encyclopedia: Bezek

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

BEZEK

be'-zek (bezeq; Bezek, Codex Vaticanus, Abiezek):

(1) The city of Adoni-bezek taken by Judah and Simeon (Judges 1:4 f), in the territory allotted to Judah. It is somewhat doubtfully identified with Bezqah, about 3 miles Northeast of Gezer.

(2) The place where Saul marshaled his army before marching to the relief of Jabesh-gilead (1 Samuel 11:8). Eusebius, Onomasticon speaks of two villages of this name 17 Roman miles from Shechem, on the way to Scythopolis. No doubt Khirbet Ibziq is intended. Here, or on the neighboring height, Ras Ibziq, a mountain 2,404 ft. above sea level, the army probably assembled.

W. Ewing

Strong's Hebrew

137. Adoni-bezeq -- "lord of Bezek," a ruler in Canaan
... Adoni-bezeq. 138 . "lord of Bezek," a ruler in Canaan. Transliteration:
Adoni-bezeq Phonetic Spelling: (ad-o''-nee-beh'-zek) Short Definition: Adoni-bezek. ...
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966. Bezeq -- a place in Palestine
... 965, 966. Bezeq. 967 . a place in Palestine. Transliteration: Bezeq Phonetic
Spelling: (beh'-zak) Short Definition: Bezek. ... NASB Word Usage Bezek (3). Bezek. ...
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Library

How, after the Death of Joshua their Commander, the Israelites ...
... the affairs of the Canaanites were at this thee in a flourishing condition, and
they expected the Israelites with a great army at the city Bezek, having put ...
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Saul's Expedition against the Nation of the Ammonites and victory ...
... So they came together, out of fear of the losses they were threatened with, at the
appointed time. And the multitude were numbered at the city Bezek. ...
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A Nation's Struggle for a Home and Freedom.
... heart of Judah. The frontier town of Bezek, mentioned in the ancient
narrative of Judges, has not yet been identified. The name ...
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The Hebrews and the Philistines --Damascus
... sword.**. * Joshua 10.The same war is given rather differently in Judges
1:1-9, where the king is called Adoni-bezek. ** Joshua 11 ...
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Bezek

lightning; in the chains

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Bezek

(lightning).

The residence of Adonibezek, (Judges 1:6) in the lot of Judah. ver. (Judges 1:3)
Where Saul numbered the forces of Israel and Judah before going to the relief of Jabesh-gilead. (1 Samuel 11:8) This was doubtless somewhere in the centre of the country, near the Jordan valley. No identification of either place has been made in modern times.

ATS Bible Dictionary

Bezek

A city of the Canaanites, of which Adoni-zedek was king. The account of its capture by Judah is in Jude 1:1-8. Here Saul reviewed his forces before going to raise the siege of Jabesh-gilead, 1 Samuel 11:8.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Lightning.

(1.) The residence of Adoni-bezek, in the lot of Judah (Judges 1:5). It was in the mountains, not far from Jerusalem. Probably the modern Bezkah, 6 miles south-east of Lydda.

(2.) The place where Saul numbered the forces of Israel and Judah (1 Samuel 11:8); somewhere in the centre of the country, near the Jordan valley. Probably the modern Ibzik, 13 miles north-east of Shechem.

Thesaurus

Bezek (3 Occurrences)
... Lightning. (1.) The residence of Adoni-bezek, in the lot of Judah (Judges
1:5). It was in the mountains, not far from Jerusalem. ...BEZEK. ...
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Adoni-bezek (3 Occurrences)
Adoni-bezek. Adonibezek, Adoni-bezek. Ado'ni-be'zek . Multi-Version
Concordance Adoni-bezek (3 Occurrences). Judges ...
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Adonibezek (2 Occurrences)
... Lord of Bezek, a Canaanitish king who, having subdued seventy of the chiefs that
were around him, made an attack against the armies of Judah and Simeon, but ...
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Perizzite (22 Occurrences)
... with the Canaanite (Genesis 13:7; Genesis 34:30 Judges 1:4). We hear, accordingly,
of Canaanites and Perizzites at Shechem (Genesis 34:30), at Bezek in Judah ...
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Perizzites (23 Occurrences)
... Judges 1:4 Judah went up; and Yahweh delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites
into their hand: and they struck of them in Bezek ten thousand men. ...
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Thumbs (4 Occurrences)
... (KJV BBE WBS RSV NIV). Judges 1:6 But Adoni-Bezek fled; and they pursued after
him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes. ...
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Toes (8 Occurrences)
... (KJV BBE WBS RSV NIV). Judges 1:6 But Adoni-Bezek fled; and they pursued after
him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes. ...
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Rout (6 Occurrences)
... Rout (6 Occurrences). Judges 1:5 They found Adoni-Bezek in Bezek; and they fought
against him, and they struck the Canaanites and the Perizzites. (See NIV). ...
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Ado'ni-be'zek (2 Occurrences)
Ado'ni-be'zek. Adoni-bezek, Ado'ni-be'zek. Adonijah . Multi-Version Concordance ...
(DBY RSV). Adoni-bezek, Ado'ni-be'zek. Adonijah . Reference Bible.
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Per'izzites (21 Occurrences)
... (See RSV). Judges 1:4 Then Judah went up and the LORD gave the Canaanites and the
Per'izzites into their hand; and they defeated ten thousand of them at Bezek. ...
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Bible Concordance

Bezek (3 Occurrences)

Judges 1:4 Judah went up; and Yahweh delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand: and they struck of them in Bezek ten thousand men.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Judges 1:5 They found Adoni-Bezek in Bezek; and they fought against him, and they struck the Canaanites and the Perizzites.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Samuel 11:8 He numbered them in Bezek; and the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Bezek

Bezek: A Rendezvous of Israel Under Saul

Bezek: Residence of Adoni-Bezek

Related Terms

Adoni-bezek (3 Occurrences)

Adonibezek (2 Occurrences)

Perizzite (22 Occurrences)

Perizzites (23 Occurrences)

Thumbs (4 Occurrences)

Toes (8 Occurrences)

Rout (6 Occurrences)