Bible Location
Meaning: lightning; in the chains · 1 cross reference · Modern-day map available
This Bezek entry refers to the place where Saul mustered Israel against the Ammonites, not the Judges-era Bezek of Adoni-bezek. It is important because the same name appears in two distinct military settings. First appears in 1 Sam 11:8.1
AI summary: Bezek matters here because Saul's kingship is publicly tested in a named mustering place before his early victory. The site belongs to the moment when scattered Israel is gathered into action.1
The place where Saul numbered the forces of Israel and Judah (1 Sam. 11:8); somewhere in the centre of the country, near the Jordan valley. Probably the modern Ibzik, 13 miles north-east of Shechem. 3
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Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
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.