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ba-hū´rim בּחרי×, bahÌ£urı̄m; ΒαουÏειÌμ, BaoureıÌm usually, but there are variants): A place in the territory of Benjamin which lay on an old road from Jerusalem to Jericho followed by David in his flight from Absalom (2 Sam 15:32 through 16:5ff). It ran over the Mount of Olives and down the slopes to the East. The Talmud identifies it with Alemath, the modern Almı̄t, about a mile beyond ‛AnaÌ„taÌ„, going from Jerusalem. If this identification is correct, WaÌ„dy FaÌ„rah may be the brook of water (). Here Paltiel was parted from his wife Miehal by Abner (). It was the home of Shimei, who ran along a ridge of the hill cursing and throwing stones at the fugitive king (; ). In Bahurim Jonathan and Ahimaaz, the messengers of David, were concealed in a well by a loyal woman (). Azmaveth, one of David's heroes, was a native of Bahurim. In we should read, as in , Barahumite.