Bible Location
Meaning: astonishment; fear · 2 cross references · Modern-day map available
This Harod entry refers to the spring or place near which Gideon's army camped, distinct from the gentilic label in David's warrior lists. It is important because it belongs to the setting of the Midianite deliverance. First appears in Judg 7:1.1
Place meaning
astonishment; fear
Coordinates
32.55, 35.36
First appears
Judg 7:1
AI summary: Harod matters because it marks the staging ground for Gideon's reduced army before victory. The name's association with fear fits the narrative's stripping away of human confidence. The cross references present Harod as a spring-side place of trembling and divinely won deliverance.1
Place meaning
astonishment; fear
Latitude
32.55
Longitude
35.36
Bible references
2
An epithet applied to two of David’s heroes (2 Sam. 23:25). (Comp. 1 Chr. 11:27.) 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.