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mash (1Sa 14:4). It catches the sun during most of the day, while the southern cliff is in the shade.
Where is Bozez in the Bible?
Bozez was a rocky crag located in ancient Palestine, likely in the region of the Michmash Pass between the territories of Israel and the Philistines. The most notable biblical reference to Bozez appears in 1 Samuel 14, where Jonathan, the son of King Saul, and his armor-bearer used this shining cliff as a landmark while crossing to launch a surprise attack on a Philistine garrison. The name Bozez likely means "shining" or "bright," referring to the cliff's appearance as it caught the sun's rays, in contrast to the darker southern cliff named Seneh. This daring military action by Jonathan demonstrated courage and faith, and it ultimately triggered a broader Israelite victory against the Philistines during Saul's reign.
Bozez
ISBE 1915 (Public Domain)mash (1Sa 14:4). It catches the sun during most of the day, while the southern cliff is in the shade. To this circumstance it may owe its name, "shining." "The contrast is surprising and picturesque between the dark coal color of the south side, and the ruddy or tawny tints of the northern cliff, crowned with the gleaming white of the upper chalky strata. The picture is unchanged since the day when Jonathan looked over to the white camping ground of the Philistines, and Bozez must have then shone as brightly as it does now, in the full light of an eastern sun" (Conder, Tent Work, 256).
W. Ewing
boz'-kath (botsqath, "stony"; Septuagint Basedoth): A town in the Shephelah of Judah named between Lachish and Eglon (Jos 15:39). It was the birthplace of Adaiah the mother of Kin