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