Valley of Jezreel
Valley of Jezreel (Biblical Place • Jezreel 2 • 32.556°N, 35.331°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 17:16 , Judg 6:33 , Hos 1:5 (identified with Jezreel 2 ). It is closely linked with Jezreel 2 (Biblical Place • 32.556°N, 35.331°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 19:18 , 2 Sam 2:9 , 1 Kgs 18:45 , 1 Kgs 18:46 , 1 Kgs 21:1 , 2 Kgs 8:29 .
Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture
Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Valley of Jezreel (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 17:16 , Judg 6:33 , Hos 1:5 (identified with Jezreel 2 ).) Jezreel 2 (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 19:18 , 2 Sam 2:9 , 1 Kgs 18:45 , 1 Kgs 18:46 , 1 Kgs 21:1 , 2 Kgs 8:29 .) Jezreel (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:56 , 1 Sam 25:43 , 1 Sam 27:3 , 1 Sam 29:1 , 1 Sam 29:11 , 1 Sam 30:5 (identified with Hebron ).) Jezreel 3 (Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Sam 4:4 (identified with Jezreel 2).) 3D Sanctuary Reconstructions: Ancient Hebrew Tomb Inscription ( Kidron Valley ) — Monumental Hebrew inscription carved into the limestone cliffside tombs along the eastern slope of the Kidron Valley opposite the Temple Mount in Jerusalem , echoing Isaiah 's oracle concerning royal stewards hewing rock-cut sepulchres on high ( Isaiah 22:15–16 ). Rock-Cut Burial Cave (Kidron Valley, Jerusalem ) — Photogrammetry scan of a rock-hewn Jerusalem burial cave in the Kidron Valley carved directly into the natural limestone bedrock with a low rectangular entrance and interior burial benches—illustrating the architecture of Judean rock-cut family tombs from Isaiah 22:16 to the Gospel accounts of the burial and resurrection of Jesus ( Matthew 27:60 ; John 19:41 ).
Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context
Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Judges 6:33 : "Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east were gathered together, and went over, and pitched in the valley of Jezreel ."; Hosea 1:5 : "And it shall come to pass at that day, that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel ."; Joshua 17:16 : "And the children of Joseph said, The hill is not enough for us: and all the Canaanites that dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, both they who are of Beth–shean a...". Related canonical books and chapters: Hosea 1 ( Hosea • Chapter 1 (11 verses)), 1 Chronicles 4 ( 1 Chronicles • Chapter 4 (43 verses)).