Atomic Bible

Town allotted to Judah and Simeon

Hazar-shual

Named in 4 verses across 3 books, first in Joshua 15:28.

חֲצַר שׁוּעָלHazar-shual

The name means “a wolf's house.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869

About Hazar-shual Written by AI

Hazar-shual, meaning "village of foxes," was a town located in the Negev, the southern region of the Promised Land. Initially, it was part of the territory allotted to the tribe of Judah during the division of the land under Joshua (Josh 15:28). Later, Hazar-shual was among the towns given to the tribe of Simeon within Judah's inheritance (Josh 19:3; 1Ch.4.28). After the Babylonian exile, Hazar-shual was one of the towns inhabited by the returning Jews (Neh.11.27). Its exact location is uncertain, but it was likely situated in the northwestern Negev, south of the Judean hills.

Drafted by an AI model for STEPBible's TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Check it against the verses below.

Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897

Village or enclosure of the jackal, a city on the south border of Judah (Josh. 15:28; Neh. 11:27). It has been identified with the ruins of Saweh, half-way between Beersheba and Moladah.

M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.

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Where the Bible names it

  1. Joshua 15:28

    Hazar-shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah,

  2. Joshua 19:3

    Hazar-shual, Balah, Ezem,

  3. 1 Chronicles 4:28

    They lived in Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar-shual,

  4. Nehemiah 11:27

    in Hazar-shual; in Beersheba and its villages;

From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.