A town on the border of Judah, later fortified
Jabneel
Named in 2 verses across 2 books, first in Joshua 15:11.
יַבְנְאֵלJabneel
יַבְנֶהJabneh
Also called Jabneh.
The name means “building of God.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
About Jabneel Written by AI
Jabneel, also known as Jabneh, was a town located on the northwestern border of the tribe of Judah, near the Mediterranean Sea (Joshua 15:11). During the reign of King Uzziah of Judah, the town was fortified as part of his military campaigns against the Philistines (2Ch.26.6). The city later became known as Jamnia and served as a center of Jewish learning and the seat of the Sanhedrin after the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 AD. Today, it is known as Yavne, a city in central Israel.
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Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897
This entry is on the name Jabneel, and may cover more than one person or place by that name.
Built by God. (1.) A town in the north boundary of Judah (Josh. 15:11), called afterwards by the Greeks Jamnia, the modern Yebna, 11 miles south of Jaffa. After the fall of Jerusalem (A.D. 70), it became one of the most populous cities of Judea, and the seat of a celebrated school.
(2.) A town on the border of Naphtali (Josh. 19:33). Its later name was Kefr Yemmah, “the village by the sea,” on the south shore of Lake Merom.
M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.
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Where the Bible names it
- Joshua 15:11
Then it went out to the northern slope of Ekron, curved toward Shikkeron, proceeded to Mount Baalah, went on to Jabneel, and ended at the Sea.
- 2 Chronicles 26:6
Uzziah went out to wage war against the Philistines, and he tore down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod. Then he built cities near Ashdod and among the Philistines.
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