Hazar-shual was a town in the Negev allotted to Judah (Josh 15:28), later given to the tribe of Simeon (Josh 19:3; 1Ch.4.28), and inhabited by Jews after the Babylonian exile (Neh.11.27).
Also known as Hazar Shual
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.
Approximate location: 31.215, 34.943 · view on a map · on the Bible atlas
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.
HA'ZAR-SHU'AL (village or enclosure of jackals), a town in the southern portion of Judah; given afterward to Simeon, Josh 15:28; Josh 19:3; 1 Chr 4:28, and repeopled after the Captivity, Neh 11:27. Wilton suggested Beni Shail, near Gaza, as its site, but Van de Velde and Conder, with greater pi-obability, locate it at Saweh, between Beersheba and Moladah. The ruins are on a high bluff; a wall built of flint blocks surrounds the site, and justifies the name Hazar ("enclosure").
HA'ZAR-SHU'AL (village or enclosure of jackals), a town in the southern portion of Judah; given afterward to Simeon, Josh 15:28; Josh 19:3; 1 Chr 4:28, and repeopled after the Captivity, Neh 11:27. Wilton suggested Beni Shail, near Gaza, as its site, but Van de Velde and Conder, with greater pi-obability, locate it at Saweh, between Beersheba and Moladah. The ruins are on a high bluff; a wall built of flint blocks surrounds the site, and justifies the name Hazar ("enclosure").
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4 verses in 3 books · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H2705
Hazar-shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah,
Hazar-shual, Balah, Ezem,
They lived in Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar-shual,
in Hazar-shual; in Beersheba and its villages;
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