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Besor, The Brook

Besor, The Brook be'-sor, (nachal besor; Codex Alexandrinus, Bechor, Codex Vaticanus, Beana; 1Sa 30:9, 1Sa 30:20, 1Sa 30:21; Josephus, Ant, VI, xiv, 6): A torrent-bed (nachal) mentioned in the account of David...

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Besor, The Brook be'-sor, (nachal besor; Codex Alexandrinus, Bechor, Codex Vaticanus, Beana; 1Sa 30:9, 1Sa 30:20, 1Sa 30:21; Josephus, Ant, VI, xiv, 6): A torrent-bed (nachal) mentioned in the account of David's pursuit of the Amalekites. Thought to be Wady Ghazza, which enters the sea Southwest of Gaza.

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