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Adonibezec

ADONIBÉZEC

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Also known as: Adoni-Bezek, Adonibezek; French: Adoni-Bezec; Italian: Adonibezeq

ADONIBEZEC (Heb. "Lord of Bezek"; dynastic title rather than proper name). - Canaanite king of Bezeq, a city identified by some with present-day Bezhab southeast of Lydda, by others with the Bezeq of Saul (1 Sam. 11:8), perhaps Hirbet Ibziq between Nablus and Beisan. Having conquered all the heads of the neighboring clans, A. boasted of having made 70 princes his slaves, whose hands and feet he had cut off at the tips. Attacked by the allied tribes of Judah and Simeon, he was defeated and taken prisoner. The mutilation he had inflicted on the defeated princes was inflicted on him. Taken to Jerusalem, he died acknowledging in his misfortune the just punishment of God (Judg. 1:4-7).

Angelo Penna

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I (1948), col. 319.

More by Angelo Penna: Adonias (Hebrew 'Adonijah[ā], «My Lord is Yahweh») · Adonisedec (Hebrew «My Lord is Justice»; Septuagint: Adonibezec) · Adarsa · Adama (Hebrew 'Adamah) · Agarei or Agarenes (Hebrew *Hagrî'îm*; Septuagint: Ἀγαραῖοι ὁ Ἀγαρηνοί)

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Penna, Angelo. “Adonibézec (Ebr. « Signore di Bezeq »: Titolo Dinastico Piuttosto Che Nome Proprio).” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I, col. 319. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1948. https://azioneromana.com/article/adonibezec-ebr-signore-di-bezeq-titolo-dinastico-piuttosto-che-nome-proprio.

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Penna, Angelo. “Adonibézec (Ebr. « Signore di Bezeq »: Titolo Dinastico Piuttosto Che Nome Proprio).” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1948, col. 319. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/adonibezec-ebr-signore-di-bezeq-titolo-dinastico-piuttosto-che-nome-proprio.

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@incollection{ec1_adonibezec_ebr_signore_di_beze,
  author    = {Penna, Angelo},
  title     = {Adonibézec (Ebr. « Signore di Bezeq »: Titolo Dinastico Piuttosto Che Nome Proprio)},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {I},
  pages     = {319},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1948},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/adonibezec-ebr-signore-di-bezeq-titolo-dinastico-piuttosto-che-nome-proprio}
}

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