BESOR, ravine

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  • Name BESOR  
    Suffix ravine 
    _UID 222D0704BD4345428F30BAA3DBA95220F398 
    Death Yes, date unknown 
    Notes 
    • Place name meaning, cheerful. Brook where David left 200 weary soldiers while he and the remaining 400 pursued the Amalekites after they had burned Ziklag and captured David’s wives (1 Sam 30:9-10). David rewarded those who stayed as well as those who fought (1 Sam 30:21-24). The Besor is probably wadi Ghazzeh about fifteen miles south of Ziklag.

      besor (3)

      1 Sam 30:9-10 (2), 1 Sam 30:21
    Person ID I3381  z-Bible Genealogy
    Last Modified 5 Apr 2012