Jezreel (city)

Jezreel ( Hebrew יִזְרְעֶאל Jisərʿel , German 'God will sow' ; Greek Ἰσραήλ ; Also Yisrael , Jesrael ) is a kibbutz in northern Israel . It was founded in 1948 and named after the biblical location. Jezreel is located in the Jezreel plain of the same name between Bet Sche'an (Scythopolis) and the ancient place Legio.

history

Jezreel was originally a fortified Canaanite city ( Jos 17,16 EU ), which, according to biblical tradition, was taken by the tribe of Issachar when they were conquered ( Jos 19,18 EU ). Along with Samaria, it formed the residence of Ahab and his successors.

literature

Georg Beer : Israel . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume IX, 1, Stuttgart 1914, Col. 959 f.
Immanuel Benzinger : Esdraelon 1 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume VI, 1, Stuttgart 1907, Col. 625.

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32.557853 35.327953Coordinates: 32 ° 33 ′ 28.3 " N , 35 ° 19 ′ 40.6" E