International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Besor, The Brook

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Besor, The Brook


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bē´sor, (נחל בּשׂור, naḥal besōr; Codex Alexandrinus, Βεχώρ, Bechō̇r, Codex Vaticanus, Βεανά, Beaná; , , ; Josephus, Ant, VI, xiv, 6): A torrent-bed (naḥal) mentioned in the account of David's pursuit of the Amalekites. Thought to be Wady Ghazza, which enters the sea Southwest of Gaza.