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Where is Hazor in the Bible?

Hazor was the largest and most important city in Canaan during the time of Joshua, serving as the head of the northern Canaanite kingdoms (Josh 11:10). Hazor appears in 9 verses across 4 books of the Bible.

What happened at Hazor?

Hazor was the largest and most important city in Canaan during the time of Joshua, serving as the head of the northern Canaanite kingdoms (Josh 11:10). Its king, Jabin, led a coalition against Israel, but was defeated by Joshua, who captured and destroyed Hazor (Josh 11:1,10-11,13). The city was allotted to the tribe of Naphtali (Josh 19:36). Hazor later revived and oppressed Israel, but was defeated by Deborah and Barak (Judg 4:2,17). The city was fortified by Solomon (1Ki.9.15) and was one of the first cities captured by Tiglath-pileser III of Assyria during his invasion of Israel (2Ki.15.29). Excavations at Tel Hazor have revealed a large, heavily fortified city with Canaanite temples and palaces, as well as evidence of destruction by fire, possibly corroborating the biblical account of Joshua's conquest.

Definition text: STEPBible · Tyndale House Cambridge. Licensed CC BY 4.0. Lightly edited for length and formatting.

Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.

Where does Hazor appear in the Bible?

Hazor is referenced in 9 verses across 4 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.

Joshua 61 Kings 11 Samuel 1Judges 1

What else appears in these passages?

These turn up in the same passages as Hazor.

JoshuaSwordSolomonJerusalemSiseraMoab

Common questions

How many times does the Bible mention Hazor?

Hazor appears in 9 verses across 4 books, most often in Joshua, which accounts for 6 of them.

Which books of the Bible mention Hazor?

Joshua, 1 Kings, 1 Samuel, Judges.

Where can I read every verse about Hazor?

This page lists 9 of them. Protos carries all 9, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.

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