Besor
The Besor was a brook where David's men pursued the Amalekites who had raided Ziklag.
The name Besor means “glad news; incarnation”
PlaceOld Testament1 book3 verses
Summary
A location first mentioned at 1 Samuel 30:9; only referred to as Besor (בְּשׂוֹר).
Location
- Identified as
- Nahal HaBesor
- Certainty
- Likely (88% of scholarship) · 1 other possible location
- Coordinates
- 31.464° N, 34.376° E
Alternative names
- בְּשׂוֹרBesor
Mentions
- So David and his six hundred men went to the Brook of Besor, where some stayed behind
- …because two hundred men were too exhausted to cross the brook. But David and four hundred men continued in pursuit.
- When David came to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow him and who were left behind at the Brook of Besor, they came out to meet him and the troops with him. As David approached the men, he greeted them,