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Hazor

Upper Galilee (northern Israel) · Old Testament · 17 verses

Hazor was a large fortified city in the north of Canaan. It was the leading city of a group of northern kings. The name appears in Joshua, Judges, 1 Samuel and 4 more in the King James text.

About Hazor

Hazor was a large fortified city in the north of Canaan. It was the leading city of a group of northern kings.

Its place in the story

Joshua captured and burned Hazor, whose king Jabin led a northern coalition against Israel. Later, in the days of the judges, a king of Hazor named Jabin oppressed Israel until Deborah and Barak defeated his army.

Hazor in Scripture (KJV)

“And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard those things, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph,”
“And Joshua at that time turned back, and took Hazor, and smote the king thereof with the sword: for Hazor beforetime was the head of all those kingdoms.”
“And they smote all the souls that were therein with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them: there was not any left to breathe: and he burnt Hazor with fire.”
“But as for the cities that stood still in their strength, Israel burned none of them, save Hazor only; that did Joshua burn.”
“The king of Madon, one; the king of Hazor, one;”
“And Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan,”
“And Hazor, Hadattah, and Kerioth, and Hezron, which is Hazor,”
“And Adamah, and Ramah, and Hazor,”

Hazor is named 17 times in Scripture; 8 shown above.

Where it leads

The victories over Hazor are part of God giving his people the land he promised, a promise Scripture draws forward to Christ.

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Where is Hazor in the Bible?

Hazor was a large fortified city in the north of Canaan. It was the leading city of a group of northern kings. The name appears in Joshua, Judges, 1 Samuel and 4 more in the King James text.

What happened at Hazor?

Joshua captured and burned Hazor, whose king Jabin led a northern coalition against Israel. Later, in the days of the judges, a king of Hazor named Jabin oppressed Israel until Deborah and Barak defeated his army.

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