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    Hadrach

    חַדְרָ֔ךְ

    Hadrach was a region mentioned in a prophetic oracle of judgment, possibly located in Syria (Zechariah 9:1).

    Where the story of Hadrach happensWhere the gazetteer locates Hadrach, framed to them: Hadrach. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Hadrach
    Where the gazetteer locates Hadrach
    verses
    1
    first named
    Zechariah 9:1
    last named
    Zechariah 9:1
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    35.91°N · 36.80°E
    settlement35.91°N · 36.80°E

    Tell Afis (OpenBible)

    Scholarship offers 2 identifications for this place. The leading one is shown; the others are recorded in the gazetteer.

    Description

    Hadrach in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Hadrach is a place name that appears in a prophetic oracle in the book of Zechariah. In the oracle, the word of the Lord is described as being against the land of Hadrach and resting upon Damascus (Zechariah 9:1). The oracle goes on to pronounce judgment against various cities and regions, including Hamath, Tyre, and Sidon. The exact location and identity of Hadrach are uncertain, as it is not mentioned in any other biblical passages or in known extra-biblical sources from the time. Some scholars suggest that Hadrach may have been a region or city located in Syria, possibly in the vicinity of Damascus, based on the context of the prophetic oracle and the other places mentioned alongside it. However, this identification remains speculative due to the lack of corroborating evidence. The mention of Hadrach in Zechariah's prophecy suggests that it was a significant place in the geopolitical landscape of the time and that it was subject to God's judgment along with other nations and cities that opposed His people.

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    Took part in

    Stands in the same events as

    Read it

    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — one, across 1 book.

    1. Zechariah1 verse

      9:1

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Lords Word BurdenBurdenBurden is a concept gathering 27 labelled instances in the text.via Lords Word BurdenDamascusAncient city, capital of Syria, important in biblical history.via Lords Word BurdenHamathA major city and kingdom in Syria, often mentioned in the Bible.via Lords Word BurdenLORDNames or title used to refer to Godvia Lords Word BurdenSidonPhoenician city; home of Jezebelvia Lords Word BurdenTyreA major Phoenician port city, known for its trade

    Where they appear

    What happened here

    Atlas's reading of each chapter this place appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.

    Sources

    What this rests on