Horonaim
Horonaim is a settlement mentioned in 4 verses. Its most likely location is El Iraq. The name means “angers; ragings.”
Where is Horonaim?
Approx. 31.0900, 35.6419 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps
Possible modern locations
| Identification | Type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| El Iraq | settlement | Medium |
| Ed Deir | settlement | Low |
| Kathrabba | settlement | Low |
| Khirbet Dhubab | settlement | Low |
| Khirbet Meidan | settlement | Low |
| Khirbet Ai | settlement | Low |
Horonaim in the Bible dictionary
Two caverns, a city of Moab to the south of the Arnon, built, apparently, upon an eminence, and a place of some importance (Isa. 15:5; Jer. 48:3, 5, 34).
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Verses that mention Horonaim
- Isaiah 15:5
My heart shall cry out for Moab; his fugitives shall flee unto Zoar, an heifer of three years old: for by the mounting up of Luhith with weeping shall they go it up; for in the way of Horonaim they shall raise up a cry of destruction.
- Jeremiah 48:3
A voice of crying shall be from Horonaim, spoiling and great destruction.
- Jeremiah 48:5
For in the going up of Luhith continual weeping shall go up; for in the going down of Horonaim the enemies have heard a cry of destruction.
- Jeremiah 48:34
From the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh, and even unto Jahaz, have they uttered their voice, from Zoar even unto Horonaim, as an heifer of three years old: for the waters also of Nimrim shall be desolate.