Baal-hazor

A location near Ephraim where Absalom had his brother Amnon killed (2 Samuel 13:23–33).

About Baal-hazor

A mountain where King David's son Absalom had a home.

Two years after Amnon raped Absalom’s sister, and his half-sister, Tamar, Absalom invited Amnon and his other brothers to a feast at Baal-hazor when the shearers were cutting the wool from sheep (2 Samuel 13:2130). During the celebration, Absalom got his revenge: he had Amnon killed.

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Key References

2 Samuel 13:23

Two years later, when Absalom’s sheepshearers were at Baal-hazor near Ephraim, he invited all the sons of the king.

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2 Samuel 13:23

Two years later, when Absalom’s sheepshearers were at Baal-hazor near Ephraim, he invited all the sons of the king.