Bezek
First appears at Judges 1:4
First named in Scripture at Judges 1:4 — read the chapter.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
lightning. (1.) The residence of Adoni-bezek, in the lot of Judah (Judges 1:5). It was in the mountains, not far from Jerusalem. Probably the modern Bezkah, 6 miles south-east of Lydda. (2.) The place where Saul numbered the forces of Israel and Judah (1 Samuel 11:8); somewhere in the centre of the country, near the Jordan valley. Probably the modern Ibzik, 13 miles north-east of Shechem. ■B EZER ore of gold or silver. (1.) A city of the Reubenites; one of the three cities of refuge on the east of Jordan (Deuteronomy 4: 43; Joshua 20:8). It has been identified with the modern ruined village of Burazin, some 12 miles north of Heshbon; also with Kasur-el-Besheir, 2 miles south-west of Dibon. (2.) A descendant of Asher (1 Chronicles 7:37).