Jabesh-Gilead (Hebrew: יָבֵשׁ גִּלְעָד Yāḇēš Gilʿāḏ), sometimes shortened to Jabesh, was an ancient Israelite town in Gilead, in northwest Jordan. Jabesh...

3:12–17). "Gilead" mentioned in the Book of Hosea may refer to the cities of Ramoth-Gilead, Jabesh-Gilead, or the whole Gilead region; "Gilead is a city...

called Jabesh. In this view, Shallum may have originated from the Israelite town of Jabesh-Gilead. The name means "dry" in Hebrew. Jabesh-Gilead "www.Bibler...

describes Saul obliterating the army of Nahash king of Ammon and liberating Jabesh-Gilead, thereby convincing the people about his ability to lead, and causing...

Ammon (c. 1010 – 990 BC) lay siege to Jabesh-Gilead. Nahash appears abruptly as the attacker of Jabesh-Gilead, which lay outside the territory he laid...

complying with their oath, the Levites pillage and massacre the city of Jabesh-Gilead, none of whose residents partook in the war or in the vow, and capture...

with the selection of Saul. The Ammonites, led by Nahash, lay siege to Jabesh-Gilead. Under the terms of surrender, the occupants of the city are to be forced...

city called Jabesh. In this view, Shallum may have originated from Jabesh-Gilead. The city is mentioned several times in the Biblical texts. In the Book...

around this, they provided wives for the men by killing the men from Jabesh-Gilead who had not shown concern for the almost lost tribe of Benjamin as they...

not without controversy. Shortly after, Nahash of Ammon lays siege to Jabesh Gilead and demands that everyone in the city have their right eye gouged out...

of Samuel, King Nahash of Ammon appears abruptly as the attacker of Jabesh-Gilead, which lay outside the territory he laid claim to. Having subjected...

Samuel 31:7–13: 1 Chronicles 10:7–14 Bethshan Jabesh-Gilead Mount Gilboa Hebron Bethshan Jabesh-Gilead Jordan River Mount Gilboa While David defeated...

times by the Bible said to be near Jabbok, in the same general area as Jabesh-gilead, beyond the Jordan River. Although two possible sites have been identified...

taken with a heavy heart. Nahash appears abruptly as the attacker of Jabesh-Gilead, which lay outside the territory he laid claim to. Having subjected...

city of Jabesh-Gilead was under siege by the Ammonites: Then Nahash the Ammonite came up and camped against Jabesh-gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said...

Chronicles in the Hebrew Bible. Nahash appears abruptly as the attacker of Jabesh-Gilead, which lay outside the territory he laid claim to. Having subjected...

They circumvented the oath by pillaging and massacring the city of Jabesh-Gilead, none of whose residents partook in the war or in the vow, thereby capturing...

Threatened with Extinction (21:1–5)         B'. ḥērem ("holy war") of Jabesh Gilead (21:6–14)      A'. The Rape of the Daughters of Shiloh (21:15–25) The...

mercy and burning all their towns. The inhabitants of (the town of) Jabesh Gilead are then slaughtered as a punishment for not joining the 11 tribes in...

his father and brothers (1 Samuel 31). His bones were buried first at Jabesh-gilead, (1 Samuel 31:13) but were later removed with those of his father and...

location missing publisher (link) Glueck, Nelson (February 1943). "Jabesh-Gilead". Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research. 89 (89): 2–6...

Judges 19:30 69 "The Children of Benjamin Carrying Off the Virgins of Jabesh-Gilead" Judges 21:12 70 "Naomi and Her Daughters-In-Law" Ruth 1:16 71 "Boaz...

Jebusites. In the Book of Judges, chapters 19–21, the Israelite town of Jabesh-Gilead was put under herem for not joining in battle against the Tribe of Benjamin...

month later, Nahash the Ammonite went up and besieged Jabesh-gilead; and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, "Make a treaty with us, and we will serve...

biblical town of Jabesh-Gilead, although this identification is not widely accepted. Many scholars have preferred to identify Jabesh with Tell el-Maqlub...

as the Levite's concubine and the Benjamites seizing the virgins of Jabesh-Gilead and Shiloh as gang rapes (Judges 19–21). However, they also initially...

Benjamite War: Battle of Gibeah, 20:1–48 Abduction of the women of Jabesh Gilead and Shiloh, 21:1–25 Hannah and the Birth of Samuel David and Goliath...

Simirra) Tadmor (Palmyra) Tall Zira'a Tel Yarmuth Tell Abu al-Kharaz (Jabesh-Gilead?) Tell Afis (Hazrek) Tell Ashtara (Ashteroth Karnaim) Tell Balata (Shechem)...

century). Bethlehem Gibeon Giah Mahanaim Jabesh-Gilead Gilead Hebron Bethlehem Giah Gibeon Gilead Hebron Jabesh-Gilead Mahanaim The narrative of David's reign...

gil-‘āḏ;, 'the women, whom they had kept/saved alive, from the women of Jabesh Gilead;' – WLC τὰς γυναῖκας ἃς ἐζωοποίησαν ἀπὸ τῶν θυγατέρων Ἰαβεὶς Γαλαάδ·...