BAAL-HAZOR bāl hā’ zôr (בַּ֥עַל חָצֹ֖ור, possessor of a court). The location of Absalom’s sheep-shearers when Amnon was killed (2 Sam 13:23). It was here that Absalom planned a feast for his brothers, also inviting his father David, who did not accept. In this remote place marked by rugged limestone slopes, Absalom determined to get revenge on Amnon for having raped his sister Tamar. It was possibly a mountain home, being nearly 4000 ft. above sea level. The site most often suggested is Jebel el-’Asûr which is some five m. N of Bethel in Ephraim. It should not be confused with the Hazor N of the Sea of Galilee. Jebel el-’Asûr is just NE of et-Tayibeh, E of the road to Shechem.