Old Testament
Jezreel
A strategic city in the Jezreel Valley and a symbolic name used by the prophet Hosea.
Jezreel refers primarily to a significant city in the territory of Issachar, known for its strategic valley and as the site of royal events involving Ahab and Jezebel. The name also carries prophetic weight in Hosea, where God commands the prophet to name his son Jezreel to signify coming judgment upon the house of Jehu. It serves as both a geographical landmark and a powerful symbol of divine retribution and future restoration.
In the text
- Verses
- 39
- Books
- 8
- First appears
- Joshua 15:56
- Last appears
- Hosea 1:4
Where Jezreel appears
39 verses · 19 chapters- Joshua 15Verse 56
- Joshua 19Verse 18
- 1 Samuel 25Verse 43
- 1 Samuel 27Verse 3
- 1 Samuel 29Verses 1, 11
- 1 Samuel 30Verse 5
- 2 Samuel 2Verses 2, 9
- 2 Samuel 3Verse 2
- 2 Samuel 4Verse 4
- 1 Kings 4Verse 12
- 1 Kings 18Verses 45–46
- 1 Kings 21Verses 1, 4, 6–7, 15–16, 23
- 2 Kings 8Verse 29
- 2 Kings 9Verses 10, 15–17, 21, 25, 30, 36–37
- 2 Kings 10Verses 1, 6–7, 11
- 1 Chronicles 3Verse 1
- 1 Chronicles 4Verse 3
- 2 Chronicles 22Verse 6
- Hosea 1Verse 4
In the same books
- Jehu53 versesAnointed king of Israel who executed divine judgment on the house of Ahab and the prophets of Baal.
- Jeroboam94 versesThe first king of the northern Kingdom of Israel who led the ten tribes into idolatry.
- Jehoshaphat67 versesA godly king of Judah who sought the Lord, reformed the nation's worship, and allied with the house of Ahab.
- Absalom85 versesThe third son of King David who led a violent rebellion to usurp his father's throne.
- Abner53 versesAbner was the commander of Saul's army and a key figure in the transition of power to David.
- Joash47 versesThe name Joash refers to several biblical figures, most notably the father of Gideon and the king of Judah.
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