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Jabesh-Gilead — (also Yavesh Gil ad ) is an ancient town referred to in four books of the Old Testament. Some biblical scholars believe it to have been located east of the Jordan River, in the vicinity of Wadi Yabes [cite web title =Jabesh Gilead publisher… … Wikipedia
JABESH-GILEAD — (Heb. יָבֵשׁ גִּלְעָד), Israelite city in Gilead in the period of the Judges and the monarchy. Its inhabitants appear to have had close ties with the tribe of Benjamin as is evidenced by two biblical traditions. (1) The people of Jabesh Gilead… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Jabesh-Gilead — A town on the east of Jordan, on the top of one of the green hills of Gilead, within the limits of the half tribe of Manasseh, and in full view of Beth shan. It is first mentioned in connection with the vengeance taken on its inhabitants… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
GILEAD — (Heb. גִּלְעָד), the central region east of the Jordan, approximately between the river Yarmuk in the north and the northern end of the Dead Sea in the south. The name Gilead is explained in the Bible as deriving from Gal ed, in Aramaic Yegar… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Gilead — From the Scriptures, Gilead means hill of testimony or mound of witness , (Genesis 31:21), a mountainous region east of the Jordan River, situated in the present day Kingdom of Jordan. It is also referred to by the Aramaic name Yegar Sahdutha,… … Wikipedia
Jabesh — Dry. 1) For Jabesh Gilead (1 Sam. 11:3, 9, 10). 2) The father of Shallum (2 Kings 15:10, 13, 14), who usurped the throne of Israel on the death of Zachariah … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Battle of Gibeah — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle at Gibeah partof= Book of Judges caption= A Levite and his wife are given lodging in the city of Gibeah. date=Sometimes between 1200 1000 b.c., at the time of Israelite judges place=Gibeah, Canaan casus=… … Wikipedia
KINGDOMS OF JUDAH AND ISRAEL — samuel and the beginnings of israelite monarchy the united david solomon division of the the earliest kings the last days of samaria. the kingdom of judah until its destruction Samuel and Saul: The Beginnings of Israelite Monarchy Our earliest… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Nahash, king of Ammon — Nahash was the name of a king of Ammon, mentioned in the Books of Samuel. In the surviving account in the Bible, Nahash appears abruptly as the attacker of Jabesh Gilead, which lay outside the territory he laid claim to. Having subjected the… … Wikipedia
Nahash of Ammon — Saul slaying Nahash and the Ammonites (top) Samuel anointing Saul and Saul sacrificing to the Lord (bottom), from the Morgan Bible. Nahash was the name of a king of Ammon, mentioned in the Books of Samuel. In the Bible, Nahash appears abruptly as … Wikipedia
