Hazar-shual
Hazar-shual is a settlement mentioned in 4 verses. Its most likely location is within 10 km of Beersheba 1. The name means “a wolf's house.”
Where is Hazar-shual?
Approx. 31.2447, 34.8408 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps
Possible modern locations
| Identification | Type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| within 10 km of Beersheba 1 | settlement | Medium |
| Khirbet el Waten | settlement | Low |
| Hazar Betarim | settlement | Low |
| Tel Masos | settlement | Low |
Hazar-shual in the Bible dictionary
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.
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Verses that mention Hazar-shual
- Joshua 15:28
And Hazar–shual, and Beer–sheba, and Bizjothjah,
- Joshua 19:3
And Hazar–shual, and Balah, and Azem,
- 1 Chronicles 4:28
And they dwelt at Beer–sheba, and Moladah, and Hazar–shual,
- Nehemiah 11:27
And at Hazar–shual, and at Beer–sheba, and in the villages thereof,