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Emek-keziz
Excerpt from the Lexham Bible Dictionary, the most advanced Bible dictionary.
A town assigned to the tribe of Benjamin between Beth-hoglah and Beth-arabah (Josh 18:21).
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The Lexham Bible Dictionary
Emek-Keziz
Emek-Keziz (עֵמֶק קְצִיץ‎, emeq qetsits). A town assigned to the tribe of Benjamin between Beth-hoglah and Beth-arabah (Josh 18:21).
The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary
Emek-Keziz (Place)
EMEK-KEZIZ (PLACE) [Heb ʿēmeq qĕṣı̂ṣ (עֵמֶק קְצִיץ)]. One of the towns in the tribal territory of Benjamin, listed after Jericho and Beth-hoglah and before Beth-arabah (Josh 18:21). Beth-hoglah may be identified with Deir Hujlah (M.R. 197136) and Beth-arabah may be associated with Ein el-Gharaba
Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible
Emekkeziz
Emekkeziz. City allotted to Benjamin’s tribe for an inheritance; it was mentioned between Beth-hoglah and Beth-arabah (Jos 18:21, kjv valley of Keziz). Its location is uncertain.
Keziz, Valley of
Keziz, Valley of. kjv rendering of Emekkeziz, a city allotted to Benjamin’s tribe for an inheritance, in Joshua 18:21.See Emekkeziz.
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised
Emek-Keziz
Emek-Keziz ēʹmek-kēʹziz [Heb. ʿēmeq qeṣîṣ; Gk. B Amekasis, A Amekkasis]; AV VALLEY OF KEZIZ. One of the cities of Benjamin, located near Jericho and Bethhoglah (Josh. 18:21). The exact site is unknown, but it was probably located in the Jordan plain, S of Jericho.K. G. Jung
Tyndale Bible Dictionary
Emek-Keziz
EMEK-KEZIZ City allotted to Benjamin’s tribe for an inheritance; it was mentioned between Beth-hoglah and Beth-arabah (Jos 18:21).
Keziz, Valley of
KEZIZ*, VALLEY OF kjv rendering of Emek-keziz, a city allotted to Benjamin’s tribe for an inheritance, in Joshua 18:21. See Emek-keziz.
The Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia
Keziz
KEZIZ. Valley of (KJV). A town of Benjamin (Josh 18:21), known as Emek-keziz (RSV, NASB), near Jericho; unidentified.
Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible
Emek-Keziz
Emek-Keziz (Heb. ʿēmeq qĕṣɩ̂ṣ)A town assigned to the tribe of Benjamin (Josh. 18:21). The site is unknown. Its placement, following Jericho and Beth-hoglah and before Beth-arabah, suggests a location in the Jordan Plain SE of Jericho, although the place name (“a valley cut off”) is inconsistent
Eerdmans Bible Dictionary
Emek-Keziz
Emek-Keziz [ēˊmĭk kēˊzĭz] (Heb. ˓ēmeq qeṣîṣ “a valley cut off”). A city in the tribal territory of Benjamin, probably in the Jordan valley near Jericho (Josh. 18:21; KJV “valley of Keziz”). Its exact location remains unknown.
Smith’s Bible Dictionary
Keziz
Ke´ziz (cut off), The valley of, one of the “cities” of Benjamin, Josh. 18:21, and the eastern border of the tribe.
The New Unger’s Bible Dictionary
Emek-Keziz
E´MEK-KE´ZIZ (eʹmek-keʹziz). A city of Benjamin (Josh. 18:21), the name of which is still preserved in the Wadi el Kaziz, on the road from Jerusalem to Jericho, SE of the Apostles’ well. The KJV renders it “valley of Keziz.”
Nelson’s New Illustrated Bible Dictionary
Emek Keziz
EMEK KEZIZ [EH meck KEH zeez] (valley cut off) — a city of the tribe of Benjamin, apparently near Jericho and Beth Hoglah (Josh. 18:21; Valley of Keziz, KJV).