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    Horonaim

    חֹרֹנַיִם

    Horonaim, a Moabite city featured in prophecies against Moab.

    Where the story of Horonaim happensWhere the gazetteer locates Horonaim, framed to them: Horonaim. 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.Horonaim
    Where the gazetteer locates Horonaim
    verses
    5
    first named
    2 Samuel 13:34
    last named
    Jeremiah 48:34
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    31.09°N · 35.64°E
    settlement31.09°N · 35.64°E

    El Iraq (OpenBible)

    Scholarship offers 8 identifications for this place. The leading one is shown; the others are recorded in the gazetteer.

    Description

    Horonaim in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Horonaim was a city in Moab that is mentioned in the context of prophetic judgments against Moab (Isaiah 15:5; Jeremiah 48:3, 5, 34). The name Horonaim means "two caves" or "double cave." In Isaiah's oracle, the people of Moab are described as fleeing to Zoar and Horonaim, crying out in distress. Jeremiah's prophecy portrays the impending destruction of Moab, with the sound of crying from Horonaim and the anguish of its inhabitants. These prophecies indicate that Horonaim was a significant city in Moab, but its exact location is unknown.

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    Direct connections

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 5, across 3 books.

    1. 2 Samuel1 verse

      13:34

    2. Isaiah1 verse

      15:5

    3. Jeremiah3 verses

      48:348:548:34

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    ElsewhereJerusalemThe capital of Israel, a holy city for three religionsElsewhereEgyptAncient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and ExodusElsewhereJordanA river and region, significant in Israel's history

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    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.

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