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Hareth
Thicket, a wood in the mountains of Judah where David hid when pursued by Saul (1 Sam 22:5). It was possibly while he was here that the memorable incident narrated in 2 Sam 23:14–17, 1 Chr 11:16–19 occurred. This place has not been identified, but perhaps it may be the modern Kharas, on the borders of the chain of mountains some 3 miles east of Keilah.
Named in the Bible
1 verse
- 1 Samuel 22:5 And the prophet Gad said unto David, Abide not in the hold; depart, and get thee into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hareth.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), by Matthew George Easton.
