Cabbon
Cabbon (Biblical Place • Eglon • 31.500°N, 34.767°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:40 (identified with Eglon ). It is closely linked with Joshua 15 ( Joshua • Chapter 15 (63 verses)): This then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their families; even to the border of Edom the wilderness of Zin southward was the uttermost part of the south coast. And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh southward: And... Mentions: Judah , Esau (Edom), Hezron , Reuben , Caleb , Edom, Zin 1 , Kadesh 1 , Azmon .
Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage
Caleb (Generation 26 • Child of Jephunneh ): Caleb is the son of Jephunneh ( Numbers 13:6 ) who was a Kenizzite ( Numbers 32:12 ) of the tribe of Judah ( Numbers 13:6 ). Kenizzites were Canaanites ( Genesis 15:18-21 ). Judah 's first wife (Shua's daughter) was a Canaanite woman( Genesis 38:2 , 12 ). She bore him Er, Onan , and Shelah ( 1 Chronicles 2:3 ) but Er and Onan died. Ergo, it is likely Caleb is descended from Shelah . (mentioned in Genesis 15 , Genesis 38 , Numbers 13 ) Eber (or Heber ) (Generation 14 • Messianic Line • Child of Shelah): ( Genesis 10:24 , 1 Chronicles 1:18 , Luke 3:35 , Genesis 11:17-18 ) Eber/Heber is the person who became the father of the Hebrews . Abram was the first to be called a Hebrew in Scripture ( Genesis 14:13 ). (mentioned in Genesis 10 , Genesis 11 , Genesis 14 ) Jephunneh (Generation 25 • Child of Shelah): Caleb is the son of Jephunneh ( Numbers 13:6 ) who was a Kenizzite ( Numbers 32:12 ) of the tribe of Judah ( Numbers 13:6 ). Kenizzites were Canaanites ( Genesis 15:18-21 ). Judah's first wife, Shua, was a Canaanite woman( Genesis 28:2 , 12 ). She bore him Er, Onan, and Shelah ( 1 Chronicles 2:3 ) but Er and Onan died. Ergo, it is likely Caleb is descended from Shelah. (mentioned in Genesis 15 , Genesis 28 , Numbers 13 ) Gershon ( Gershom ) (Generation 24 • Child of Levi ): ( Genesis 46:11 , Exodus 6:16 , Numbers 3:17 , 1 Chronicles 2:1 , 6:1 , 6:16 , 6:43 ) The families of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle westward ( Numbers 3:23 ). (mentioned in Genesis 46 , Exodus 2 , Exodus 6 )
Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture
Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Cabbon (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:40 (identified with Eglon ).) Cabul 2 (Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Kgs 9:13 (identified with Cabul 1 ).) Cabul 1 (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 19:27 .) Punon (Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 33:42 , Num 33:43 (identified with Dibon 1 ).)
Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context
Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Joshua 15:40 : "And Cabbon , and Lahmam , and Kithlish,"; 1 Kings 9:13 : "And he said, What cities are these which thou hast given me, my brother? And he called them the land of Cabul unto this day."; Judges 4:7 : "And I will draw unto thee to the river Kishon Sisera, the captain of Jabin's army, with his chariots and his multitude; and I will deliver him into thine hand.". Related canonical books and chapters: Joshua 15 ( Joshua • Chapter 15 (63 verses)), Hebrews (New Testament • 13 Chapters).