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En-Hazor
Excerpt from the Lexham Bible Dictionary, the most advanced Bible dictionary.
A town inhabited by the tribe of Naphtali (Josh 19:37).
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The Lexham Bible Dictionary
En-Hazor
En-Hazor (עֵין חָצוֹר‎, ein chatsor). A town inhabited by the tribe of Naphtali (Josh 19:37).
The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary
En-Hazor (Place)
EN-HAZOR (PLACE) [Heb ʿên ḥāṣôr (עֵין חָצֹור)]. A fortified town of Naphtali, mentioned between Edrei and Yiron (Josh 19:37). It has been proposed that it can be identified as ʿn-y, referred to in the town list of Tutmoses III. Its location is not certain. Some scholars have placed it at Khirbet
Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible
En-hazor
En-hazor. Fortified city of the OT (Jos 19:37). Of several Hazors in the OT, En-hazor was probably located in Galilee. Its exact location, however, is uncertain.
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised
En-Hazor
En-Hazor en-hāʹzôr [Heb. ʿên ḥāṣôr; Gk. pēgé̄ Asor]. A fortified city in Naphtali (Josh. 19:37). The site is usually identified as Khirbet Haṣīreh, on the slopes W of Kedesh near Ḥazzûr. Other geographers, however, attempt no identification.
Tyndale Bible Dictionary
En-Hazor
EN-HAZOR Fortified city of the OT (Jos 19:37). One of several Hazors in the OT, En-hazor was probably located in Galilee.
The Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia
En-Hazor
EN-HAZOR. Josh 19:37 locates this village in the tribe of Naphtali adjacent to Kadesh, Edrei and Iron. Its site is unknown; however, some speculation exists relative to its identification with Khirbet Hazireh or Hazzur on the slopes about nine miles W of Kedesh.
The New Bible Dictionary, Third Edition
En-Hazor
EN-HAZOR. The name of a place which fell to the lot of Naphtali (Jos. 19:37). The site is unknown, though suggestions have been made (see GTT, p. 198). It is distinct from *Hazor.T. C. Mitchell.
Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible
En-Hazor
En-Hazor (Heb. ʿên ḥāṣôr)A fortified city allocated to the tribe of Naphtali in the Upper Galilee (Josh. 19:37). The site is perhaps the same as ʿn-y in the topographical lists of Thutmose III. The location is not certain, but Yohanan Aharoni has suggested an identification with modern ʿAinitha
Eerdmans Bible Dictionary
En-Hazor
En-Hazor [ĕn hāˊzôr] (Heb. ˓ên ḥāṣôr “spring of Hazor”). A fortified city in the tribal territory of Naphtali (Josh. 19:37). Most scholars propose the site to be Khirbet Haṣīreh, near Ḥazzûr (biblical Hazor) and west or southwest of Kedesh, or a site southwest of Kedesh, on the common border
Smith’s Bible Dictionary
En-hazor
En-ha´zor (fount of Hazor), one of the fenced cities in the inheritance of Naphtali, distinct from Hazor. Josh. 19:37. It has not yet been identified.
The New Unger’s Bible Dictionary
En-Hazor
EN-HA´ZOR (en-haʹzor; “fountain of the village”). One of the fortified cities in the inheritance of Naphtali, distinct from Hazor (Josh. 19:37). Probably Khirbet Hasireh near Hazzur.
Nelson’s New Illustrated Bible Dictionary
En Hazor
EN HAZOR [en HAY zoar] (spring of an enclosure) — a fortified city in the territory of Naphtali (Josh. 19:37).
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