Chezib
Ancient site; 2 competing modern identifications, best supported being Tel el Beida.
Placesettlement1 verselocation disputed
Where was it?
Scholars do not agree. Every proposal recorded by the source is shown with its support score, so you can see the weight of opinion rather than a single answer.
- Tel el Beida437
- Ain Kezbeh42
Names
- Chezib — כְּזִיב kəziyv “deceit” (H3580) · Χασβι Khasbi — Genesis 38:5
Name variants
- Chezib (7)
- Kezib (3)
References
Topical references
- Birthplace of Shelah — Genesis 38:5
- Probably identical with CHOZEBA — 1 Chronicles 4:22
- And ACHZIB — Joshua 15:44
Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.