Bible Dictionary

Bezek

Lightning. (1.) The residence of Adoni-bezek, in the lot of Judah (Judg. 1:5). It was in the mountains, not far from Jerusalem. Probably the modern Bezkah, 6 miles south-east of Lydda. (2.) The place…

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

Lightning. ) The residence of Adoni-bezek, in the lot of Judah (Judg. 1:5). It was in the mountains, not far from Jerusalem. Probably the modern Bezkah, 6 miles south-east of Lydda. ) The place where Saul numbered the forces of Israel and Judah (1 Sam. 11:8); somewhere in the centre of the country, near the Jordan valley. Probably the modern Ibzik, 13 miles north-east of Shechem.

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)

(lightning).

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary

BE'ZEK (lightning). 1. In the mountains of Judah, Jud 1:3-5; probably Bezek, near Jerusalem. 2. Possibly a district. 1 Sam 11:8-9. Schwartz places it at Bezik or Ahsik; Conder at Ibzik, north of Tirzah.

Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869)

lightning; in the chains