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Jezreel
Town or city mentioned in 29 verses of the Bible, most often in 2 Kings.
Where it appears
2 Kings (14), 1 Kings (6), Hosea (3), 1 Samuel (2), 2 Samuel (2), Joshua (1), 2 Chronicles (1)
Key verses
- Joshua 19:18 first mention — And their border was toward Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem,
- 1 Samuel 29:1 — Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek: and the Israelites pitched by a fountain which is in Jezreel.
- 1 Kings 4:12 — Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam:
- 1 Kings 18:46 — And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
- 1 Kings 21:1 — And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.
- 2 Kings 9:17 — And there stood a watchman on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, I see a company. And Joram said, Take an horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, Is it peace?
- 2 Kings 9:30 — And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window.
- 2 Kings 9:37 — And the carcase of Jezebel shall be as dung upon the face of the field in the portion of Jezreel; so that they shall not say, This is Jezebel.
- 2 Kings 10:6 — Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If ye be mine, and if ye will hearken unto my voice, take ye the heads of the men your master’s sons, and come to me to Jezreel by to morrow this time. Now the king’s sons, being seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, which brought them up.
- 2 Kings 10:11 — So Jehu slew all that remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his great men, and his kinsfolks, and his priests, until he left him none remaining.
- Hosea 1:4 — And the LORD said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel.
- Hosea 1:11 — Then shall the children of Judah and the children of Israel be gathered together, and appoint themselves one head, and they shall come up out of the land: for great shall be the day of Jezreel.
Nearby places
- Shunem 5 km
- Ophrah 6 km
- Valley of Jezreel 9 km
- Beth-eked 10 km
- Taanach 11 km
- Endor 11 km
- Ibleam 13 km
- Kishion 13 km
Bible Geocoding Data by OpenBible.info (https://www.openbible.info/geo/), CC BY 4.0. Map: Natural Earth (public domain). Verse text: King James Version.