Places of the Bible
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)
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.
Scripture verbatim KJV. Place facts curated; any coordinates via Wikidata (CC0).