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A city of the Canaanites, of which Adoni-zedek was king. The account of its capture by Judah is in Jud 1:1-8. Here Saul reviewed his forces before going to raise the siege of Jabesh-gilead, 1Sa 11:8.
lightning. (1.) The residence of Adoni-bezek, in the lot of Judah (Judg. 1:5). It was in the mountains, not far from Jerusalem. Probably the modern Bezkah, 6 miles south-east of Lydda.
(2.) The place where Saul numbered the forces of Israel and Judah (1 Sam. 11:8); somewhere in the centre of the country, near the Jordan valley. Probably the modern Ibzik, 13 miles north-east of Shechem.