Place Old Testament
Hazor-hadattah
Also known as Hazor-hadattah =ESV; Hazor, Hadattah =KJV; Hazor Hadattah =NIV
Hazor-hadattah, meaning "New Hazor," was a town in the Negev region, part of the territory allotted to the tribe of Judah (Josh 15:25). Mentioned once in Scripture, at Joshua 15:25.
Why it matters. Town in the Negev region of Judah
- Primary passages
- Location
- 31.162, 35.057 (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 Hazor-hadattah
Hazor-hadattah, meaning "New Hazor," was a town located in the Negev region, in the southern part of the territory allocated to the tribe of Judah (Josh 15:25). The name suggests that it may have been a newer settlement or an extension of the older town of Hazor, also mentioned in the same chapter (Josh 15:23). Its location remains unknown.
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.
Joshua (1 verse)