Kabzeel
קַבְצְאֵל | |
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Coordinates: 31°17′10.284″N 34°55′56.46″E / 31.28619000°N 34.9323500°E | |
Country | Israel |
Region | Due S of Judah, on border of Edom; poss. located ≈ 10 km (6 mi) ENE of Beer-sheba. |
Kabzeel (Hebrew: קַבְצְאֵל, romanized: Qavṣəʾel, lit. 'God gathers') is a Hebrew Bible place name. It was the most remote city of Judah; located in southern Judah on the border of Edom (Idumaea) (Joshua 15:21). The location is tentatively identified with Khirbet Hora[1] (Horvat Hur), about 10 km (6 mi) ENE of Beersheba. Kabzeel was the birthplace of Benaiah, one of David's chief warriors (2 Samuel 23:20; 1 Chronicles 11:22).[2] Following the Exile, it was resettled under the name Jekabzeel (Hebrew: יקַּבְצְאֵל, romanized: Yəqqavṣəʾel).[3]