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Jabesh-gilead

Jabesh-gilead (Biblical Place • 32.380°N, 35.612°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in Judg 21:8 , Judg 21:9 , Judg 21:10 , Judg 21:12 , Judg 21:14 , 1 Sam 11:1 . It is closely linked with Jabesh (Biblical Place • Jabesh-gilead • 32.380°N, 35.612°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Sam 11:1 , 1 Sam 11:3 , 1 Sam 11:5 , 1 Sam 11:9 , 1 Sam 11:10 , 1 Sam 31:12 (identified with Jabesh-gilead).

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Jabesh-gilead (Ancient biblical location referenced in Judg 21:8 , Judg 21:9 , Judg 21:10 , Judg 21:12 , Judg 21:14 , 1 Sam 11:1 .) Jabesh (Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Sam 11:1 , 1 Sam 11:3 , 1 Sam 11:5 , 1 Sam 11:9 , 1 Sam 11:10 , 1 Sam 31:12 (identified with Jabesh-gilead ).) Gilead (region. Referenced in Gen 31:21 , Gen 31:23 , Gen 31:25 , Gen 37:25 , Num 32:1 .) Mount Gilead (Ancient biblical location referenced in Judg 7:3 (identified with Mount Gilboa ).)

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include 1 Chronicles 10:11 : "And when all Jabesh –gilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul ,"; Judges 21:9 : "For the people were numbered, and, behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabesh –gilead there."; 1 Samuel 11:1 : "Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh–gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee.". Related canonical books and chapters: 1 Samuel 11 ( 1 Samuel • Chapter 11 (15 verses)), 2 Samuel 2 ( 2 Samuel • Chapter 2 (32 verses)), 2 Samuel (Old Testament • 24 Chapters).

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Topics, People & Places (36)

Jabesh-gilead
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Biblical Place • 32.380°N, 35.612°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Judg 21:8 , Judg 21:9 , Judg 21:10 , Judg 21:12 , Judg 21:14 , 1 Sam 11:1 .

Jabesh
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Biblical Place • Jabesh-gilead • 32.380°N, 35.612°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Sam 11:1 , 1 Sam 11:3 , 1 Sam 11:5 , 1 Sam 11:9 , 1 Sam 11:10 , 1 Sam 31:12 (identified with Jabesh-gilead ).

Gilead
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Biblical Place • 32.043°N, 35.724°E

region. Referenced in Gen 31:21 , Gen 31:23 , Gen 31:25 , Gen 37:25 , Num 32:1 .

1 Samuel 11
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1 Samuel • Chapter 11 (15 verses)

Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh –gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee. And Nahash the Ammonite answered them, On this condition will I make a covenant with you, that I may thrust out all y... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Saul , Samuel , Judah , Ammonites , Jabesh, Gibeah 1 , Bezek 1 , Gilgal 1 .

Mount Gilead
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Biblical Place • Mount Gilboa • 32.510°N, 35.408°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Judg 7:3 (identified with Mount Gilboa ).

2 Samuel 2
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2 Samuel • Chapter 2 (32 verses)

And it came to pass after this, that David enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah ? And the Lord said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron . So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam th... Mentions: David, Judah , Hebron , Abigail , Saul , Jabesh , Mahanaim , Gilead , Jezreel 2 .

Ramoth-gilead
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Biblical Place • 32.565°N, 36.006°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Kgs 4:13 , 1 Kgs 22:3 , 1 Kgs 22:4 , 1 Kgs 22:6 , 1 Kgs 22:12 , 1 Kgs 22:15 .

2 Samuel
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Old Testament • 24 Chapters

2 Samuel (Old Testament, 24 chapters). Key figures: Saul , David , Amalekites , Jacob/Israel , Jonathan , Judah . Key places: Ziklag , Gilboa , Gath , Ashkelon , Hebron , Jabesh . Opens with: "Now it came to pass after the death of Saul , when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites , and David had abode two days in Z..."

Judges 21
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Judges • Chapter 21 (25 verses)

Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah , saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife. And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore; And said, O Lord God of Israel , why is t... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Benjamin , Canaan , Mizpah 3 , Jabesh , Shiloh , Rimmon 2 .

1 Chronicles 10
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1 Chronicles • Chapter 10 (14 verses)

Now the Philistines fought against Israel ; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa . And the Philistines followed hard after Saul , and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan , and Abinadab , and Malchi–shua, the sons of ... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Saul , Jonathan , Abinadab , David , Gilboa , Jabesh .

Kamon
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Biblical Place • Gilead • 32.043°N, 35.724°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Judg 10:5 (identified with Gilead ).

1 Samuel 31
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1 Samuel • Chapter 31 (13 verses)

Now the Philistines fought against Israel : and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa . And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan , and Abinadab , and Malchi–shua, Saul 's sons. An... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Saul, Jonathan , Abinadab , Gilboa , Jordan , Jabesh .

Galeed
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Biblical Place • Ramoth-gilead • 32.565°N, 36.006°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 31:47 , Gen 31:48 (identified with Ramoth-gilead ).

Ramah 5
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Biblical Place • Ramoth-gilead • 32.565°N, 36.006°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Kgs 8:29 , 2 Chr 22:6 (identified with Ramoth-gilead ).

Havvoth-jair
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Biblical Place • Gilead • 32.043°N, 35.724°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 32:41 , Deut 3:14 , Judg 10:4 , 1 Chr 2:23 (identified with Gilead ).

Ramoth 3
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Biblical Place • Ramoth-gilead • 32.565°N, 36.006°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Deut 4:43 , Josh 20:8 , Josh 21:38 (identified with Ramoth-gilead ).

Mizpah 1
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Biblical Place • Ramoth-gilead • 32.565°N, 36.006°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 31:49 , Judg 10:17 , Judg 11:11 , Judg 11:29 , Judg 11:34 , Hos 5:1 (identified with Ramoth-gilead ).

Jegar-sahadutha
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Biblical Place • Ramoth-gilead • 32.565°N, 36.006°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 31:47 (identified with Ramoth-gilead ).

Jair
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Biblical Place • Gilead • 32.043°N, 35.724°E

region. Referenced in Josh 13:30 .

Ramath-mizpeh
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Biblical Place • Ramoth-gilead • 32.565°N, 36.006°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 13:26 (identified with Ramoth-gilead ).

2 Kings 15
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2 Kings • Chapter 15 (38 verses)

In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign. Sixteen years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned two and fifty years in Jerusalem . And his mother's name was Jecoliah of Jerusalem . And he did that which ... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Azariah (or Uzziah), Amaziah , Judah , Jotham , Jerusalem, Samaria , Jabesh , Tirzah , Tiphsah 1 .

Deir Alla Inscription — Prophecy of Balaam Son of Beor
IMAGE • archaeology

Red and black ink plaster wall inscription in Jordan recounting visions of the seer 'Balaam, son of Beor' ( Numbers 22 ).

Gileadite Scribes (8th Century BCE) • Archaeological Museum of Amman / Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA 4.0
Judges 11
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Judges • Chapter 11 (40 verses)

Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour, and he was the son of an harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah. And Gilead 's wife bare him sons; and his wife's sons grew up, and they thrust out Jephthah, and said unto him, Thou shalt not inherit in our father's house; for thou... Mentions: Ammon , Jacob/Israel , Moab , Esau ( Edom ), Manasseh , Gilead, Tob , Mizpah 3 , Egypt .

Judges 12
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Judges • Chapter 12 (15 verses)

And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon , and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thine house upon thee with fire. And Jephthah said unto them, ... Mentions: Ephraim , Ammon , Jacob/Israel , Zebulun , Abdon , Gilead , Jordan , Elon .

1 Kings 17
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1 Kings • Chapter 17 (24 verses)

And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead , said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. And the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, Get thee hence, and turn th... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Gilead , Cherith , Jordan , Zarephath .

Hosea 6
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Hosea • Chapter 6 (11 verses)

Come, and let us return unto the Lord: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up. After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight. Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord: his... Mentions: Ephraim , Judah , Jacob/Israel , Gilead .

Judges 20
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Judges • Chapter 20 (48 verses)

Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was gathered together as one man, from Dan even to Beer–sheba, with the land of Gilead , unto the Lord in Mizpah . And the chief of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel , presented themselves in the assembly ... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Dan , Benjamin , Judah , Phinehas , Gilead , Mizpah 3 , Gibeah 1 , Baal .

1 Kings 22
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1 Kings • Chapter 22 (53 verses)

And they continued three years without war between Syria and Israel . And it came to pass in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel . And the king of Israel said unto his servants, Know ye that Ramoth in Gilead is ours, and we be still, a... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Jehoshaphat , Judah , Zedekiah (or Matteniah ), Amon , Syria , Ramoth 3 , Gilead , Samaria , Jerusalem .

2 Samuel 24
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2 Samuel • Chapter 24 (25 verses)

And again the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel , and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah . For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which was with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beer–sheba, and number... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, David , Judah , Dan , Gad , Jordan , Aroer 1 , Jazer , Gilead .

The First Book of the Maccabees • Chapter 13 (53 verses)

And Simon heard that Tryphon had gathered together a mighty host to come into the land of Judah , and destroy it utterly. And he saw that the people trembled and was in great fear; and he went up to Jerusalem , and gathered the people together; and he encouraged them, and said to t... Mentions: Simon , Judah , Jacob/Israel , Judas , Jonathan , Jerusalem , Joppa , Ptolemais , Gilead , Asia .

1 Chronicles 7
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1 Chronicles • Chapter 7 (40 verses)

Now the sons of Issachar were, Tola, and Puah, Jashub, and Shimron , four. And the sons of Tola; Uzzi , and Rephaiah , and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Jibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their father's house, to wit, of Tola: they were valiant men of might in their generations; whose number w... Mentions: Issachar , Uzzi , Rephaiah , David , Michael , Shimron , Bela , Anathoth , Bilhah , Gilead .

Joshua 22
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Joshua • Chapter 22 (34 verses)

Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh , And said unto them, Ye have kept all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, and have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you: Ye have not left your brethren these many days unto thi... Mentions: Joshua , Manasseh , Moses , Reuben , Gad , Jordan , Bashan , Shiloh , Canaan , Gilead .

Numbers 32
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Numbers • Chapter 32 (42 verses)

Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer , and the land of Gilead , that, behold, the place was a place for cattle; The children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spake unto Moses , and to E... Mentions: Reuben, Gad, Moses , Eleazar , Jacob/Israel , Jazer , Gilead , Ataroth 1 , Dibon 1 , Nimrah .

Genesis 31
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Genesis • Chapter 31 (55 verses)

And he heard the words of Laban 's sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father's; and of that which was our father's hath he gotten all this glory. And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban , and, behold, it was not toward him as before. And the Lord said unto Jacob... Mentions: Laban, Jacob/Israel, Leah , Isaac , Canaan , Paddan , Gilead , Galeed .

Joshua 17
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Joshua • Chapter 17 (18 verses)

There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh ; for he was the firstborn of Joseph ; to wit, for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh , the father of Gilead : because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan . There was also a lot for the rest of the children of Manasseh b... Mentions: Manasseh, Joseph , Noah , Eleazar , Joshua , Gilead, Bashan , Abiezer , Shechem , Hepher .

Jeremiah 8
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Jeremiah • Chapter 8 (22 verses)

At that time, saith the Lord, they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Judah , and the bones of his princes, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem , out of their graves: And they shall spread them before the... Mentions: Judah , Dan , Jerusalem , Zion , Gilead .

Scripture Passages (24)

And when all Jabesh –gilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul ,

For the people were numbered, and, behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabesh –gilead there.

1 Samuel 11:1 (KJV)
1 Samuel 11 KJV

Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh –gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee.

And when the inhabitants of Jabesh –gilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul ;

1 Samuel 11:9 (KJV)
1 Samuel 11 KJV

And they said unto the messengers that came, Thus shall ye say unto the men of Jabesh –gilead, To morrow, by that time the sun be hot, ye shall have help. And the messengers came and shewed it to the men of Jabesh ; and they were glad.

And Benjamin came again at that time; and they gave them wives which they had saved alive of the women of Jabesh –gilead: and yet so they sufficed them not.

2 Samuel 2:4 (KJV)
2 Samuel 2 KJV

And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah . And they told David , saying, That the men of Jabesh –gilead were they that buried Saul .

And they said, What one is there of the tribes of Israel that came not up to Mizpah to the Lord? And, behold, there came none to the camp from Jabesh –gilead to the assembly.

And the congregation sent thither twelve thousand men of the valiantest, and commanded them, saying, Go and smite the inhabitants of Jabesh –gilead with the edge of the sword, with the women and the children.

2 Samuel 2:5 (KJV)
2 Samuel 2 KJV

And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabesh –gilead, and said unto them, Blessed be ye of the Lord, that ye have shewed this kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul , and have buried him.

And they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh –gilead four hundred young virgins, that had known no man by lying with any male: and they brought them unto the camp to Shiloh , which is in the land of Canaan .

And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabesh –gilead, which had stolen them from the street of Beth–shan, where the Philistines had hanged them, when the Philistines had slain Saul in Gilboa :

1 Samuel 11:3 (KJV)
1 Samuel 11 KJV

And the elders of Jabesh said unto him, Give us seven days' respite, that we may send messengers unto all the coasts of Israel : and then, if there be no man to save us, we will come out to thee.

1 Samuel 11:5 (KJV)
1 Samuel 11 KJV

And, behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field; and Saul said, What aileth the people that they weep? And they told him the tidings of the men of Jabesh .

1 Samuel 11:10 (KJV)
1 Samuel 11 KJV

Therefore the men of Jabesh said, To morrow we will come out unto you, and ye shall do with us all that seemeth good unto you.

2 Samuel 2:9 (KJV)
2 Samuel 2 KJV

And made him king over Gilead , and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel , and over Ephraim , and over Benjamin , and over all Israel .

And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead , whom he married when he was threescore years old; and she bare him Segub .

And Segub begat Jair , who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead .

And he took Geshur , and Aram , with the towns of Jair , from them, with Kenath , and the towns thereof, even threescore cities. All these belonged to the sons of Machir the father of Gilead .

And eastward he inhabited unto the entering in of the wilderness from the river Euphrates : because their cattle were multiplied in the land of Gilead .

And in the days of Saul they made war with the Hagarites, who fell by their hand: and they dwelt in their tents throughout all the east land of Gilead .

These are the children of Abihail the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead , the son of Michael , the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz ;

And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan , and in her towns, and in all the suburbs of Sharon , upon their borders.

And out of the tribe of Gad ; Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, and Mahanaim with her suburbs,

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