Encyclopedia entry
Halhul
Full of hollows, a town in the highlands of Judah (Josh. 15:58). It is now a small village of the same name, and is situated about 5 miles north-east of Hebron on the way to Jerusalem. There is an old Jewish tradition that Gad, David’s seer (2 Sam. 24:11), was buried here.
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
(trembling), a town of Judah in the mountain district. (Joshua 16:68) The name still remains unaltered attached to a conspicuous hill a mile to the left of the road from Jerusalem to Hebron, between three and four miles from the latter.
In the Bible
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Verses where Halhul is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Joshua 15:58
Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor,
Scripture on Halhul
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Entries that reference Halhul
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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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