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Horem
Excerpt from the Lexham Bible Dictionary, the most advanced Bible dictionary.
A city assigned to the tribe of Naphtali when the promised land was divided (Josh 19:38).
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The Lexham Bible Dictionary
Horem
Horem (חֳרֵם‎, chorem). A city assigned to the tribe of Naphtali when the promised land was divided (Josh 19:38).
The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary
Horem (Place)
HOREM (PLACE) [Heb ḥŏrēm (חֳרֵם)]. A town in the allotment of Naphtali (Josh 19:38). Horem is mentioned with towns in N Galilee, such as Yiron. Thus, Horem is also thought to have been in upper Galilee. Its exact location, however, is unknown.David Salter Williams
Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible
Horem
Horem. Town set up for defense purposes in the uplands of Naphtali’s territory (Jos 19:38). Its exact site is unknown, though undoubtedly in northern Galilee.
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised
Horem
Horem hōʹrem, hôrʹəm [Heb. ḥorēm—‘consecrated’]. One of the fenced cities in the territory of Naphtali (Josh. 19:38), named with Yiron, Migdal-el, Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh. Thus it was probably in northern Galilee, though its precise location remains unknown.
Tyndale Bible Dictionary
Horem
HOREM Town set up for defense purposes in the uplands of Naphtali’s territory (Jos 19:38). Though its exact site is unknown, it must have been in northern Galilee.
The Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia
Horem
HOREM. A fortified city in Naphtali (Josh 19:38). Its exact site is unknown.
Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible
Horem
Horem (Heb. ḥŏrēm)A fortified city in the tribal territory of Naphtali (Josh. 19:38), presumably in northern Galilee. Its precise location is unknown.
Eerdmans Bible Dictionary
Horem
Horem [hôrˊĕm] (Heb. ḥorēm “consecrated”). A fortified city in the tribal territory of Naphtali (Josh. 19:38), presumably in northern Galilee. Its precise location is unknown.
Smith’s Bible Dictionary
Horem
Ho´rem (sacred), one of the fortified places in the territory of Naphtali; named with Iron and Migdal-el. Josh. 19:38. Van de Velde suggests Hurah as the site of Horem.
The New Unger’s Bible Dictionary
Horem
HO´REM (hōʹrem). One of the “fortified cities” of Naphtali (Josh. 19:38), between Migdal-el and Beth-anath. Exact location not known.
Nelson’s New Illustrated Bible Dictionary
Horem
HOREM [HOR em] (sacred) — a fortified town in the territory of Naphtali (Josh. 19:38).
See also
Places Nearby
Beth-anath
Edrei (of Naphtali)
Yiron