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It is a site of significant historical and biblical interest, primarily due to its association with the events leading to Absalom's rebellion against his father, King David.<br><br><b>Biblical References:</b> <br>The primary reference to Baal-hazor is found in <a href="/2_samuel/13-23.htm">2 Samuel 13:23</a>: "Two years later, when Absalom’s sheepshearers were at Baal-hazor near Ephraim, he invited all the king’s sons." . This passage situates Baal-hazor as a location near Ephraim, where Absalom held a feast during the shearing of sheep, a common practice in ancient Israel that often involved celebration and festivity.<br><br><b>Historical and Geographical Context:</b> <br>Baal-hazor is believed to be located near the region of Ephraim, which is in the central highlands of ancient Israel. The name "Baal-hazor" suggests a connection to the Canaanite deity Baal, which was common in place names of the region, indicating a high place or a site of worship. The term "Hazor" can mean "enclosure" or "village," suggesting that Baal-hazor may have been a fortified or significant settlement.<br><br><b>Cultural Significance:</b> <br>The event at Baal-hazor is pivotal in the narrative of Absalom's life. The sheepshearing festival was a time of celebration and social gathering, providing Absalom with the opportunity to execute his plan against his brother Amnon. This act of vengeance was in response to Amnon's violation of their sister Tamar, an event that had caused great distress within David's family. Absalom's actions at Baal-hazor set in motion a series of events that would eventually lead to his rebellion against King David.<br><br><b>Theological Implications:</b> <br>The account of Baal-hazor highlights themes of justice, revenge, and the consequences of sin within a family. Absalom's decision to take justice into his own hands reflects the complexities of human emotions and the challenges of leadership and family dynamics. The narrative underscores the importance of righteous judgment and the dangers of harboring bitterness and resentment.<br><br><b>Archaeological Insights:</b> <br>While the exact location of Baal-hazor remains uncertain, archaeological studies in the region of Ephraim have provided insights into the cultural and historical context of the time. Excavations in nearby areas have revealed artifacts and structures that shed light on the practices and daily life of ancient Israel, offering a backdrop to the biblical narrative.<br><br><b>Conclusion:</b> <br>Baal-hazor serves as a significant backdrop in the biblical account of Absalom's life, illustrating the interplay of personal vendetta and divine providence. The events that transpired there are a testament to the enduring themes of justice, family, and the consequences of sin as depicted in the biblical narrative.<a name="amt" id="amt"></a><div class="vheading2">ATS Bible Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Baal-Hazor</span><p>Where Absalom kept his flocks, <a href="/context/2_samuel/13-23.htm">2 Samuel 13:23</a>, was near Ephraim, a city of Judah, some eight miles east of Jerusalem. </p><a name="eas" id="eas"></a><div class="vheading2">Easton's Bible Dictionary</div>Having a courtyard, or Baal's village, the place on the borders of Ephraim and Benjamin where Absalom held the feast of sheep-shearing when Amnon was assassinated (<a href="/2_samuel/13-23.htm">2 Samuel 13:23</a>). Probably it is the same with Hazor (<a href="/nehemiah/11-33.htm">Nehemiah 11:33</a>), now Tell' Asur, 5 miles north-east of Bethel. <a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">BAAL-HAZOR</span><p>ba-al-ha'-zor ba`al chatsor; Bailasor, Bel-la-sor: A place on the property of Absalom where his sheep-shearers were gathered, beside Ephraim (<a href="/2_samuel/13-23.htm">2 Samuel 13:23</a>). The sheep-shearing was evidently the occasion of a festival which was attended by Absalom's brethren. Here he compassed the death of Amnon in revenge for the outrage upon his sister. The place may be identified with Tell `Asur, a mountain which rises 3,318 ft. above the sea, 4 miles Northeast of Bethel. rine Kubbet el Baul may retain the old name.<p><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/1178.htm"><span class="l">1178. Baal Chatsor -- "possessor of a court," a city between <b>...</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> "possessor of a court," a city between Ephraim and Benjamin. Transliteration: Baal<br> Chatsor Phonetic Spelling: (bah'-al khaw-tsore') Short Definition: <b>Baal</b>-<b>hazor</b> <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/1178.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/josephus/the_antiquities_of_the_jews/chapter_8_how_absalom_murdered.htm"><span class="l">How Absalom Murdered Amnon, who had Forced his Own Sister; and How <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Now the second year after this wicked affair about his sister was over, and Absalom<br> was about to go to shear his own sheep at <b>Baalhazor</b>, which is a city in the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 8 how absalom murdered.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/b/baalhazor.htm"><span class="l"><b>Baalhazor</b> (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. <b>BAAL</b>-<b>HAZOR</b>. <b>...</b> rine Kubbet el Baul may retain the<br> old name. Multi-Version Concordance <b>Baalhazor</b> (1 Occurrence). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/baalhazor.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/baal-hazor.htm"><span class="l"><b>Baal</b>-<b>hazor</b> (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>Baal</b>-<b>hazor</b>. <b>Baalhazor</b>, <b>Baal</b>-<b>hazor</b>. Ba'al-ha'zor . Easton's Bible Dictionary <b>...</b> <br><b>Baalhazor</b>, <b>Baal</b>-<b>hazor</b>. Ba'al-ha'zor . Reference Bible. <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/baal-hazor.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/ba'al-ha'zor.htm"><span class="l">Ba'al-ha'zor (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br>Ba'al-ha'zor. <b>Baal</b>-<b>hazor</b>, Ba'al-ha'zor. Baalhermon . Multi-Version Concordance <b>...</b><br> (See RSV). <b>Baal</b>-<b>hazor</b>, Ba'al-ha'zor. Baalhermon . Reference Bible. <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/ba'al-ha'zor.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/absalom.htm"><span class="l">Absalom (93 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> at the time of the festivities connected with a great sheep-shearing at <b>Baal</b>-<b>hazor</b>. <b>...</b><br> He made a great feast for the king's sons at <b>Baalhazor</b>, to which, among <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/absalom.htm - 50k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/ba'al-ha'nan.htm"><span class="l">Ba'al-ha'nan (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br>Ba'al-ha'nan. Baal-hanan, Ba'al-ha'nan. <b>Baalhazor</b> . Multi-Version Concordance <b>...</b> <br> Baal-hanan, Ba'al-ha'nan. <b>Baalhazor</b> . Reference Bible. <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/ba'al-ha'nan.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/ab'salom.htm"><span class="l">Ab'salom (85 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2 Samuel 13:23 It happened after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers<br> in <b>Baal</b><b>Hazor</b>, which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king's sons <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/ab'salom.htm - 29k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/absalom's.htm"><span class="l">Absalom's (16 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2 Samuel 13:23 And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had<br> sheep-shearers in <b>Baal</b>-<b>hazor</b>, which is beside Ephraim; and Absalom invited all the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/absalom's.htm - 12k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/sheep-shearers.htm"><span class="l">Sheep-shearers (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2 Samuel 13:23 And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had<br> sheep-shearers in <b>Baal</b>-<b>hazor</b>, which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/sheep-shearers.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/sheepshearers.htm"><span class="l">Sheepshearers (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2 Samuel 13:23 It happened after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers<br> in <b>Baal</b><b>Hazor</b>, which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king's sons <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/sheepshearers.htm - 7k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Baal-Peor.html">What was Baal Peor in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/who-Baal.html">Who was Baal? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Baal-and-Asherah.html">Why was the worship of Baal and Asherah a constant struggle for the Israelites? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Baal-hazor (1 Occurrence)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/13-23.htm">2 Samuel 13:23</a></span><br />And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheep-shearers in <span class="boldtext">Baal-hazor</span>, which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king's sons. <br /><span class="source">(ASV BBE DBY JPS WBS YLT NAS)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/b/baal-hazor.htm">Baal-Hazor</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/b/baal-hazor--the_place_where_amnon_was_killed.htm">Baal-Hazor: The Place where Amnon Was Killed</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/baal-hazor.htm">Baal-hazor (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/baalhermon.htm">Baalhermon (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/baalhazor.htm">Baalhazor (1 Occurrence)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/b/baalhazor.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Baalhazor"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Baalhazor" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/b/ba'al-ha'zor.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Ba'al-ha'zor"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Ba'al-ha'zor" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>