Abel-keramim
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| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Also called | Abel Keramim |
| Most likely | Sahab (low confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.876° N, 36.005° E |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | Judges 11:33 |
Abel-keramim is a settlement named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Sahab (low confidence; 5 other proposals below).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| Sahab | low (24%) | 31.876° N, 36.005° E |
| Tall al Umayri | very low (11%) | 31.869° N, 35.888° E |
| another name for Abila | very low (9%) | 31.906° N, 35.856° E |
| Naur | very low (4%) | 31.868° N, 35.829° E |
| Kom Yajuz | very low (-4%) | 32.030° N, 35.917° E |
| Khirbet es Suq | very low (-5%) | 31.876° N, 35.929° E |
Verses
Judges
- Judges 11:33And he smote them from Aroer, even till thou come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and unto the plain of the vineyards, with a very great slaughter. Thus the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel.With a great blow he devastated twenty cities from Aroer to the vicinity of Minnith, as far as Abel-keramim. So the Ammonites were subdued before the Israelites.
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.