Jahaz
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| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Also called | Jahzah, Jahazah, Jahaza |
| Most likely | Khirbet el Medeiyineh (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.588° N, 35.908° E |
| Mentioned in | 9 verses |
| First mention | Numbers 21:23 |
Jahaz is a settlement named in 9 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Khirbet el Medeiyineh (medium confidence; 8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Khirbet el Medeiyineh | medium (44%) | 31.588° N, 35.908° E |
| Khirbet Libb | very low (10%) | 31.606° N, 35.761° E |
| Er Remeil | very low (6%) | 31.576° N, 35.874° E |
| Khirbet Iskander | very low (4%) | 31.557° N, 35.772° E |
| Aleiyan | very low (3%) | 31.532° N, 35.880° E |
| Khirbet Umm el Idham | very low (1%) | 31.566° N, 35.770° E |
| Umm el Walid | very low (0%) | 31.647° N, 35.896° E |
| Khirbet et Teim | very low (-2%) | 31.696° N, 35.774° E |
Verses
Numbers
- Numbers 21:23And Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness: and he came to Jahaz, and fought against Israel.But Sihon would not let Israel pass through his territory. Instead, he gathered his whole army and went out to confront Israel in the wilderness. When he came to Jahaz, he fought against Israel.
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 2:32Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people, to fight at Jahaz.So Sihon and his whole army came out for battle against us at Jahaz.
Joshua
- Joshua 13:18And Jahazah, and Kedemoth, and Mephaath,Jahaz, Kedemoth, Mephaath,
- Joshua 21:36And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs,From the tribe of Reuben they were given Bezer, Jahaz,
Judges
- Judges 11:20But Sihon trusted not Israel to pass through his coast: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and pitched in Jahaz, and fought against Israel.But Sihon would not trust Israel to pass through his territory. So he gathered all his people, encamped in Jahaz, and fought with Israel.
1 Chronicles
- 1 Chronicles 6:78And on the other side Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of Jordan, were given them out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with her suburbs, and Jahzah with her suburbs,From the tribe of Reuben east of the Jordan opposite Jericho they were given Bezer in the wilderness, Jahzah,
Isaiah
- Isaiah 15:4And Heshbon shall cry, and Elealeh: their voice shall be heard even unto Jahaz: therefore the armed soldiers of Moab shall cry out; his life shall be grievous unto him.Heshbon and Elealeh cry out; their voices are heard as far as Jahaz. Therefore the soldiers of Moab cry out; their souls tremble within.
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 48:21And judgment is come upon the plain country; upon Holon, and upon Jahazah, and upon Mephaath,Judgment has come upon the high plain— upon Holon, Jahzah, and Mephaath,
- Jeremiah 48:34From the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh, and even unto Jahaz, have they uttered their voice, from Zoar even unto Horonaim, as an heifer of three years old: for the waters also of Nimrim shall be desolate.There is a cry from Heshbon to Elealeh; they raise their voices to Jahaz, from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah; for even the waters of Nimrim have dried up.
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.