A town on the border of Naphtali
Jabneel
Named in 1 verse of Joshua, first in Joshua 19:33.
יַבְנְאֵלJabneel
The name means “building of God.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
About Jabneel Written by AI
Jabneel was a town located on the border of the territory allocated to the tribe of Naphtali (Joshua 19:33). It was situated in the northern part of Canaan, near the Sea of Galilee. This Jabneel is distinct from the Jabneel (Jabneh) mentioned in the territory of Judah. Its exact location remains uncertain.
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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 19:33
Their border started at Heleph and the great tree of Zaanannim, passing Adami-nekeb and Jabneel as far as Lakkum and ending at the Jordan.
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