Place Old Testament
Kerioth-hezron
Also known as Kerioth, -hezron =ESV; Kerioth, Hezron =NIV; Kerioth and, Hezron =KJV
Kerioth-hezron, also known as Hazor, was a town in the Negev region of Judah (Joshua 15:25). Mentioned once in Scripture, at Joshua 15:25.
Why it matters. A 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 Kerioth-hezron
Kerioth-hezron, also referred to as Hazor in the same verse, was a town located in the Negev, the southern region of Judah (Joshua 15:25). It is mentioned only once in the Bible, in the context of the list of towns allotted to the tribe of Judah. The name Kerioth-hezron may suggest that the town was associated with the Kenizzites, a group descended from Hezron, the grandson of Judah. Its location is 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)