Bezek (of Manasseh)

A town in the territory of Manasseh, where the Israelites struck down 10,000 Canaanites and Perizzites (Judges 1:4).

About Bezek (of Manasseh)

A place where Saul gathered an army to attack the Ammonites who were troubling Jabesh-gilead (1 Samuel 11:811). This Bezek is usually located at Khirbet Ibziq, a little south of Mount Gilboa.

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Key References

1 Samuel 11:8

And when Saul numbered them at Bezek, there were 300,000 Israelites and 30,000 men of Judah.

Judges 1:5

And there they found Adoni-bezek and fought against him, striking down the Canaanites and Perizzites.

Judges 1:4

When Judah attacked, the LORD delivered the Canaanites and Perizzites into their hands, and they struck down ten thousand men at Bezek.

All Scripture References (2)

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Judges 1:4

When Judah attacked, the LORD delivered the Canaanites and Perizzites into their hands, and they struck down ten thousand men at Bezek.

Judges 1:5

And there they found Adoni-bezek and fought against him, striking down the Canaanites and Perizzites.