Jezreel (of Judah)

A town in the hill county of the territory of Judah.

About Jezreel (of Judah)

A town in the mountains of Judah (Joshua 15:56). It was the hometown of Ahinoam, one of the wives of King David (1 Samuel 25:43). Today, nothing is known for sure about its location.

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Key References

1 Samuel 25:43

David had also married Ahinoam of Jezreel. So she and Abigail were both his wives.

1 Samuel 27:3

David and his men settled in Gath with Achish. Each man had his family with him, and David had his two wives: Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail of Carmel, the widow of Nabal.

All Scripture References (9)

Joshua (1)
Joshua 15:56

Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,

1 Samuel (5)
1 Samuel 25:43

David had also married Ahinoam of Jezreel. So she and Abigail were both his wives.

1 Samuel 27:3

David and his men settled in Gath with Achish. Each man had his family with him, and David had his two wives: Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail of Carmel, the widow of Nabal.

1 Samuel 29:1

Now the Philistines brought all their forces together at Aphek, while Israel camped by the spring in Jezreel.

1 Samuel 29:11

So David and his men got up early in the morning to return to the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up to Jezreel.

1 Samuel 30:5

David’s two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel, had been taken captive.

2 Samuel (2)
2 Samuel 2:2

So David went there with his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel.

2 Samuel 3:2

And sons were born to David in Hebron: His firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam of Jezreel;

1 Chronicles (1)
1 Chronicles 3:1

These were the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron: The firstborn was Amnon by Ahinoam of Jezreel; the second was Daniel by Abigail of Carmel;