Atomic Bible

A town in Judah, home of David's wife Ahinoam

Jezreel

Named in 8 verses across 3 books, first in Joshua 15:56.

יִזְרְעֶאלJezreel

יִזְרְעֵאלִיJezreel

About Jezreel Written by AI

Jezreel was a town located in the hill country of Judah (Joshua 15:56). It is primarily mentioned in connection with Ahinoam, one of David's wives, who was from Jezreel (1Sa.25.43). Ahinoam was with David during his time in Ziklag, where he sought refuge from King Saul (1Sa.27.3). She was also one of the two wives taken captive by the Amalekites when they raided Ziklag, but David pursued the raiders and rescued her (1Sa.30.5). After Saul's death, Ahinoam went with David to Hebron, where he was anointed king over Judah (2Sa.2.2). She bore David's firstborn son, Amnon, in Hebron (2Sa.3.2). This Jezreel should not be confused with the more prominent city of Jezreel in the Jezreel Valley, associated with the kings of Israel.

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Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897

This entry is on the name Jezreel, and may cover more than one person or place by that name.

God scatters. (1.) A town of Issachar (Josh. 19:18), where the kings of Israel often resided (1 Kings 18:45; 21:1; 2 Kings 9:30). Here Elijah met Ahab, Jehu, and Bidkar; and here Jehu executed his dreadful commission against the house of Ahab (2 Kings 9:14-37; 10:1-11). It has been identified with the modern Zerin, on the most western point of the range of Gilboa, reaching down into the great and fertile valley of Jezreel, to which it gave its name.

(2.) A town in Judah (Josh. 15:56), to the south-east of Hebron. Ahinoam, one of David’s wives, probably belonged to this place (1 Sam. 27:3).

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(3.) A symbolical name given by Hosea to his oldest son (Hos. 1:4), in token of a great slaughter predicted by him, like that which had formerly taken place in the plain of Esdraelon (comp. Hos. 1:4, 5).

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 15:56

    Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,

  2. 1 Samuel 25:43

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

  3. 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.

  4. 1 Samuel 29:1

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

  5. 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.

  6. 1 Samuel 30:5

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

  7. 2 Samuel 2:2

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

  8. 2 Samuel 3:2

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

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