Library / Calmet's Dictionary of the Holy Bible, Complete and Unabridged

Volume I · H

Hazor (III)

III. HAZOR, a city in the Tribe of Naphtali. Joshua xix. 36. This probably is the famous city of Hazor, King Jabin’s Capital, which was taken by Joshua, after the great battle, wherein he defeated Jabin, and his allies, near the waters of Merom. Joshua xi. 7—10, 11. Hazor was situated upon the lake Semechon.

Read this article in its place on the printed pages

Preview of the quotation image

Drag across the words below to colour them in the picture.

To cite this page

Augustin Calmet, O.S.B., “Hazor (III),” in Calmet's Dictionary of the Holy Bible, Complete and Unabridged, English translation, Mind of the Church, https://mindofthechurch.com/works/calmet-dictionary/h/hazor-3/.

Receive the new translations

One email when a new work or note is published — nothing else, ever.