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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.

Bahurim

A village east of Jerusalem, on the road down to the Jordan Valley. Shimei the Benjamite lived there. When David fled during Absalom's revolt, Shimei came out to curse him and throw stones.

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A village east of Jerusalem, on the road down to the Jordan Valley. Shimei the Benjamite lived there. When David fled during Absalom's revolt, Shimei came out to curse him and throw stones.

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Bahurim was a village east of Jerusalem on the road down to the Jordan Valley, home to the Benjamite Shimei, who cursed David and pelted him with stones as he fled Jerusalem during Absalom's revolt (2 Samuel 16:5-13). It was also where Jonathan and Ahimaaz hid in a well to avoid Absalom's search party while carrying intelligence back to David (2 Samuel 17:18-21).

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H980

Where it is
  • 35.25694
  • 31.7912
Where it appears
  • 2 Samuel 3:16
  • 2 Samuel 16:5
  • 2 Samuel 17:18
  • 2 Samuel 19:16
  • 1 Kings 2:8

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