Besor
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
Besor

glad news; incarnation

ATS Bible Dictionary
Besor

A brook flowing into the Mediterranean five miles south of Gaza. A part of David's troops in pursuit of Amalekites halted there, 1 Samuel 30:9-21. The stream dries up in spring.

Easton's Bible Dictionary
Cold, a ravine or brook in the extreme south-west of Judah, where 200 of David's men stayed behind because they were faint, while the other 400 pursued the Amalekites (1 Samuel 30:9, 10, 21). Probably the Wadyes Sheriah, south of Gaza.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
BESOR, THE BROOK

be'-sor, (nachal besor; Codex Alexandrinus, Bechor, Codex Vaticanus, Beana; 1 Samuel 30:9, 20, 21; Josephus, Ant, VI, xiv, 6): A torrent-bed (nachal) mentioned in the account of David's pursuit of the Amalekites. Thought to be Wady Ghazza, which enters the sea Southwest of Gaza.

Strong's Hebrew
1308. Besor -- a stream in Palestine
... 1307b, 1308. Besor. 1309 . a stream in Palestine. Transliteration: Besor Phonetic
Spelling: (bes-ore') Short Definition: Besor. ... NASB Word Usage Besor (3). ...
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Library

The Statute of David for the Sharing of the Spoil
... "And David came to the two hundred men, which were so faint that they could not
follow David, whom they had made also to abide at the brook Besor: and they ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 37 1891/the statute of david for.htm

At the Front or the Base
... them. When they reached the brook Besor, two hundred of them were too weary
and footsore to ford it, and so had to be left behind. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/at the front or the.htm

Making the Best of Trouble
... So David with his six hundred followers went on to the Brook Besor, where
those who were too tired to cross the brook stayed behind. ...
/.../sherman/the childrens bible/making the best of trouble.htm

Now Saul Upon God's not Answering Him Concerning the Fight with ...
... bade him to pursue after them, he marched apace, with his four hundred men, after
the enemy; and when he was come to a certain brook called Besor, and had ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 14 now saul upon.htm

The Hebrews and the Philistines --Damascus
History Of Egypt, Chaldaea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, V 6. <. ...
/.../chapter iiithe hebrews and the.htm

Thesaurus
Besor (3 Occurrences)
... Probably the Wadyes Sheriah, south of Gaza. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. BESOR,
THE BROOK. ... Multi-Version Concordance Besor (3 Occurrences). ...
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Torrent (49 Occurrences)
... 1 Samuel 30:9 So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and
they came to the torrent Besor; and those that were left stayed behind. (DBY). ...
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Ravine (26 Occurrences)
... (See NIV). 1 Samuel 30:9 So David went, he and the six hundred men who were with
him, and came to the brook Besor, where those who were left behind stayed. ...
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Exhausted (26 Occurrences)
... 1 Samuel 30:10 And David pursued, he and four hundred men; for two hundred stayed
behind, who were too exhausted to go over the torrent Besor. ...
/e/exhausted.htm - 13k

Brook (75 Occurrences)
... 4. (vt) To deserve; to earn. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. BESOR, THE
BROOK. be'-sor, (nachal besor; Codex Alexandrinus, Bechor ...
/b/brook.htm - 45k

Stream (96 Occurrences)
... Philistine. (BBE NIV). 1 Samuel 30:9 So David went, and his six hundred men
went with him, and they came to the stream Besor. (BBE). ...
/s/stream.htm - 42k

Faint (76 Occurrences)
... 1 Samuel 30:10 But David pursued, he and four hundred men; for two hundred stayed
behind, who were so faint that they couldn't go over the brook Besor. ...
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Ziklag (13 Occurrences)
... certainty; Conder proposed Zucheilika, a ruin 11 miles South-Southeast of Gaza,
and 4 miles North of Wady es-Sheri'a, which may be the "Brook Besor" (1 Samuel ...
/z/ziklag.htm - 13k

Besought (57 Occurrences)

/b/besought.htm - 23k

Greeted (17 Occurrences)
... 30:21 David came to the two hundred men, who were so faint that they could not follow
David, whom also they had made to stay at the brook Besor; and they went ...
/g/greeted.htm - 11k

Bible Concordance
Besor (3 Occurrences)

1 Samuel 30:9 So David went, he and the six hundred men who were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those who were left behind stayed.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Samuel 30:10 But David pursued, he and four hundred men; for two hundred stayed behind, who were so faint that they couldn't go over the brook Besor.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

1 Samuel 30:21 David came to the two hundred men, who were so faint that they could not follow David, whom also they had made to stay at the brook Besor; and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people who were with him. When David came near to the people, he greeted them.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Besor

Besor: A Brook Near Gaza

Related Terms

Torrent (49 Occurrences)

Ravine (26 Occurrences)

Exhausted (26 Occurrences)

Brook (75 Occurrences)

Stream (96 Occurrences)

Faint (76 Occurrences)

Ziklag (13 Occurrences)

Besought (57 Occurrences)

Greeted (17 Occurrences)

Welfare (32 Occurrences)

Weariness (44 Occurrences)

Raisins (9 Occurrences)

Pursueth (28 Occurrences)

Besom (1 Occurrence)

Approacheth (4 Occurrences)

Saluted (11 Occurrences)

Pursuit (35 Occurrences)

Asketh (40 Occurrences)

Couldn't (6 Occurrences)

River (189 Occurrences)

Approached (61 Occurrences)

Pursued (75 Occurrences)

Abode (112 Occurrences)

Continued (148 Occurrences)

Abide (162 Occurrences)

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