Jeruel Summary
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The Wilderness of Jeruel, where Jehoshaphat and Judah defeated their enemies (2Ch 20:16).
Jeruel
PlaceA wilderness where Jehoshaphat defeated his enemies
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Jeruel
fear, or vision of God
- he יְרוּאֵל · H3385
- bg Йеруил
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Jeruel Article
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The Wilderness of Jeruel is mentioned in 2Ch.20.16 as the location where King Jehoshaphat of Judah and his people were instructed to go to witness the Lord's victory over their enemies. The Moabites, Ammonites, and some of the Meunites had come to attack Judah, but God caused them to turn against each other, resulting in their defeat without Judah having to fight. The exact location of the Wilderness of Jeruel is uncertain, but it is believed to be near Tekoa, southeast of Jerusalem, in the Judean Wilderness.
Jeruel Dictionary
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Founded by God, a “desert” on the ascent from the valley of the Dead Sea towards Jerusalem. It lay beyond the wilderness of Tekoa, in the direction of Engedi (2 Chr. 20:16, 20). It corresponds with the tract of country now called el-Hasasah.
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