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Bahurim

From: Concise Bible Dictionary: B

By: George A. Morrish

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Village of Benjamin, near the road running from the valley of the Jordan to Jerusalem (2 Sam. 3:16¹⁶And her husband went with her along weeping behind her to Bahurim. Then said Abner unto him, Go, return. And he returned. (2 Samuel 3:16); 2 Sam. 16:5⁵And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came. (2 Samuel 16:5); 2 Sam. 17:18¹⁸Nevertheless a lad saw them, and told Absalom: but they went both of them away quickly, and came to a man's house in Bahurim, which had a well in his court; whither they went down. (2 Samuel 17:18); 2 Sam. 19:16¹⁶And Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite, which was of Bahurim, hasted and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David. (2 Samuel 19:16); 1 Kings 2:8⁸And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the Lord, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword. (1 Kings 2:8)).

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• Babylon the Great

• Babylonians

• Baca, Valley of

• Badgers Skins

• Baharumite, Barhumite

• Bahurim

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• Bald Locust

• Balm (Tseri)

• Bamoth-baal

• Bank (τράπεζα)

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