Abel-meholah
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| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Also called | Abel Meholah, Abel-Meholah |
| Most likely | Tell Abu Sus (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 32.374° N, 35.561° E |
| Mentioned in | 3 verses |
| First mention | Judges 7:22 |
Abel-meholah is a settlement named in 3 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Tell Abu Sus (medium 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tell Abu Sus | medium (66%) | 32.374° N, 35.561° E |
| Tell el Hilu | very low (3%) | 32.327° N, 35.505° E |
| Ras el Kharube | very low (-4%) | 32.176° N, 35.493° E |
| Tell el Hamme | very low (-4%) | 32.472° N, 35.599° E |
| Tall al Meqbarah | very low (-12%) | 32.400° N, 35.590° E |
| Tell el Maqlub | very low (-13%) | 32.402° N, 35.682° E |
Verses
Judges
- Judges 7:22And the three hundred blew the trumpets, and the Lord set every man’s sword against his fellow, even throughout all the host: and the host fled to Beth–shittah in Zererath, and to the border of Abel–meholah, unto Tabbath.And when the three hundred rams’ horns sounded, the LORD set all the men in the camp against one another with their swords. The army fled to Beth-shittah toward Zererah as far as the border of Abel-meholah near Tabbath.
1 Kings
- 1 Kings 4:12Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth–shean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Beth–shean to Abel–meholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam:Baana son of Ahilud in Taanach, in Megiddo, and in all of Beth-shean next to Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah and on past Jokmeam;
- 1 Kings 19:16And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel–meholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room.You are also to anoint Jehu son of Nimshi as king over Israel and Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel-meholah to succeed you as prophet.
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.