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Hareth

Forest · also Hereth

Location disputed Kharas: about 26 km (16 miles, 140 furlongs) southwest of Jerusalem

Where Scholars Place It

  • Kharas Possible
  • Khirbet Khureise Less likely

Hareth in the Bible Dictionary · David Flees from Saul

Named in 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.

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