Place Old Testament
Jezreel
Jezreel, a son of Jonathan, who was also known as Merib-baal (2Sa.4.4). Mentioned once in Scripture, at 2 Samuel 4:4.
Why it matters. A son of Saul's son Jonathan, also called Merib-baal
- Primary passages
- Location
- 32.556, 35.331 (disputed, within about 2 km)
Coordinates from STEPBible TIPNR (palopenmaps.org link). Approximate; not independently verified. OpenBible.info places it about 116 km away (31.536, 35.094); the identification may be uncertain.
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Jezreel
Jezreel is mentioned in 2Sa.4.4 as a son of Jonathan, the son of King Saul. He is described as being five years old when Saul and Jonathan died in battle against the Philistines at Mount Gilboa. Upon hearing the news of their deaths, Jezreel's nurse picked him up and fled, but in her haste, Jezreel fell and became lame. Later in the narrative, he is referred to as Merib-baal (also known as Mephibosheth), and David shows kindness to him for the sake of his father Jonathan (2Samuel 9).
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)