Ebenezer

A written article for Ebenezer is still to come. Below and alongside: where Ebenezer appears in Scripture, with the original words, places on the map and any dates on record.

  • Ebenezer
  • Ebenezer 2 (between Mizpah and Shen)
  • Ebenezer 2 (within 5 km of Mizpah 3)
  • Ebenezer 1 (Majdel Yaba)

Original word

  • אֶבֶן הָעֵזֶר eben-ezer
    H72
Citations
“Ebenezer 2.” OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data. openbible.info/geo/ancient/ebenezer-2. OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data · CC BY 4.0 Accessed 2026-07-21.
“Ebenezer 2.” OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data. openbible.info/geo/ancient/ebenezer-2. OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data · CC BY 4.0 Accessed 2026-07-21.
“Ebenezer 1.” OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data. openbible.info/geo/ancient/ebenezer-1. OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data · CC BY 4.0 Accessed 2026-07-21.
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Where Ebenezer appears in Scripture

1 Samuel 4

וַיְהִי דְבַר-שְׁמוּאֵל לְכָל-יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיֵּצֵא יִשְׂרָאֵל לִקְרַאת פְּלִשְׁתִּים לַמִּלְחָמָה וַֽיַּחֲנוּ עַל-הָאֶבֶן הָעֵזֶר וּפְלִשְׁתִּים חָנוּ בַֽאֲפֵֽק׃
1
And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside Eben-ezer: and the Philistines pitched in Aphek.

1 Samuel 5

וּפְלִשְׁתִּים לָֽקְחוּ אֵת אֲרוֹן הָֽאֱלֹהִים וַיְבִאֻהוּ מֵאֶבֶן הָעֵזֶר אַשְׁדּֽוֹדָה׃
1
And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Eben-ezer unto Ashdod.

1 Samuel 7

וַיִּקַּח שְׁמוּאֵל אֶבֶן אַחַת וַיָּשֶׂם בֵּֽין-הַמִּצְפָּה וּבֵין הַשֵּׁן וַיִּקְרָא אֶת-שְׁמָהּ אֶבֶן הָעָזֶר וַיֹּאמַר עַד-הֵנָּה עֲזָרָנוּ יְהוָֽה׃
12
Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Eben-ezer, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped us.