Hazor

2 definitions found

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Hazor
     enclosed; fortified. (1.) A stronghold of the Canaanites in the
     mountains north of Lake Merom (Josh. 11:1-5). Jabin the king
     with his allied tribes here encountered Joshua in a great
     battle. Joshua gained a signal victory, which virtually
     completed his conquest of Canaan (11:10-13). This city was,


     however, afterwards rebuilt by the Canaanites, and was ruled by
     a king with the same hereditary name of Jabin. His army, under a
     noted leader of the name of Sisera, swept down upon the south,
     aiming at the complete subjugation of the country. This powerful
     army was met by the Israelites under Barak, who went forth by
     the advice of the prophetess Deborah. The result was one of the
     most remarkable victories for Israel recorded in the Old
     Testament (Josh. 19:36; Judg. 4:2; 1 Sam. 12:9). The city of
     Hazor was taken and occupied by the Israelites. It was fortified
     by Solomon to defend the entrance into the kingdom from Syria
     and Assyria. When Tiglath-pileser, the Assyrian king, invaded
     the land, this was one of the first cities he captured, carrying
     its inhabitants captive into Assyria (2 Kings 15:29). It has
     been identified with Khurbet Harrah, 2 1/2 miles south-east of
     Kedesh.
     
       (2.) A city in the south of Judah (Josh. 15:23). The name here
     should probably be connected with the word following, Ithnan,
     HAZOR-ITHNAN instead of "Hazor and Ithnan."
     
       (3.) A district in Arabia (Jer. 49:28-33), supposed by some to
     be Jetor, i.e., Ituraea.
     
       (4.) "Kerioth and Hezron" (Josh. 15: 25) should be
     "Kerioth-hezron" (as in the R.V.), the two names being joined
     together as the name of one place (e.g., like Kirjath-jearim),
     "the same is Hazor" (R.V.). This place has been identified with
     el-Kuryetein, and has been supposed to be the home of Judas
     Iscariot. (See {KERIOTH}.)
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Hazor, court; hay