Bible Dictionaries
Hazar-Shual
Holman Bible Dictionary
(hay' zahr-sshyoo' uhl) Place name meaning, “encampment of the foxes.” Town near Beersheba in tribal territory of Judah (Joshua 15:28 ) but allotted to tribe of Simeon (Joshua 19:3; 1 Chronicles 4:28 ). Jews returning from Exile in Babylon lived there (Nehemiah 11:27 ). It may be modern khirbet el-Watan.
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Hazar-Shual'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/h/hazar-shual.html. 1991.