Place Old Testament
Bezek
Bezek was a city where the tribe of Judah defeated the Canaanites and Perizzites. Mentioned in 2 verses across 1 book, first at Judges 1:4.
Why it matters. City where Judah defeated Canaanites
- Primary passages
- Location
- 31.898, 34.953 (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 Bezek
Bezek was a city mentioned in the Bible as the place where the tribe of Judah fought against the Canaanites and Perizzites (Judges 1:4-5). The battle occurred after the death of Joshua when the tribes of Israel were conquering and dividing the land of Canaan. Judah, accompanied by the tribe of Simeon, defeated ten thousand Canaanite and Perizzite soldiers at Bezek. They captured Adoni-bezek, the ruler of the city, and cut off his thumbs and big toes as punishment for his cruelty to seventy other kings. The exact location of Bezek is uncertain, but it was likely situated in the central or southern part of Canaan, within the territory of Judah.
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 2 verses across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.