Place Old Testament
Baal-hazor
Also known as Baal-hazor =ESV, KJV; Baal Hazor =NIV
Baal-hazor was the place where Absalom sheared his sheep. (2Sa.13.23) Mentioned once in Scripture, at 2 Samuel 13:23.
Why it matters. Place where Absalom sheared his sheep.
- Primary passages
- Location
- 31.979, 35.279 (approximate, within about 2 km)
Coordinates from STEPBible TIPNR (palopenmaps.org link). Approximate; not independently verified.
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Baal-hazor
Baal-hazor is mentioned in 2Sa.13.23 as the location where Absalom, King David's son, had his sheepshearers. Absalom invited all the king's sons to join him at Baal-hazor for a feast. It was during this gathering that Absalom orchestrated the murder of his half-brother Amnon in revenge for Amnon's rape of Absalom's sister Tamar. The exact location of Baal-hazor is not specified, but it was likely situated near Ephraim, as the verse mentions that it was "beside Ephraim."
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
2 Samuel (1 verse)