Encyclopedia entry
Shebarim
Breaks; ruins, a place near Ai (Josh. 7:5; R.V. marg., “the quarries”).
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
(the breaches), a place named in (Joshua 7:5) only, as one of the points in the flight from Ai.
In the Bible
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Verses where Shebarim is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Joshua 7:5
And the men of Ai struck down about thirty-six of them, chasing them from the gate as far as the quarries and striking them down on the slopes. So the hearts of the people melted and became like water.
Scripture on Shebarim
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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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