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Hazar-susah

חֲצַר סוּסָה · cha.tsar su.sah · H2701“or susim, the hay-paunch of a horse” Hitchcock's 18691 mention, all in Joshua

Where it is

31.39° N, 34.94° E · Located through Madmannah

Coordinates and map: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding · CC BY 4.0 · drawn without map tiles

Mentioned most in

Counted from 1 references · STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

About this place

Hazar-susah, meaning "village of horses," was a town located in the Negev, the southern region of the Promised Land. It was part of the territory allotted to the tribe of Simeon within the inheritance of Judah (Josh 19:5). No further details about Hazar-susah are provided in the Bible, and its exact location remains unknown. The name suggests that the town may have been known for its horses or horse-related activities.

Article: STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

Every mention

1 reference, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)

Joshua 1 mention

What the dictionary says

Village of the horse, the same as Sansannah, one of Solomon’s “chariot cities” (Josh. 15:31; 2 Chr. 1:14), a depot in the south border of Judah.

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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