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Jabesh-Gilead (also Yavesh Gil'ad ) is an ancient town referred to in four books of the Old Testament . Some biblical scholars believe it to have been located east of the Jordan River , in the vicinity of Wadi Yabes . Jabesh Gilead is mentioned in the Bible in the first and second books of Samuel, in the book of Chronicles , and in the Book of Judges . Jabesh Gilead is primarily mentioned in connection with King Saul 's and King David 's battles against the Philistines and Ammonites.1The identification of Jabesh-Gilead has been studied for a long time. In the 1940s and 50s the American scholar Nelson Glueck devoted special attention to the discussion of whether Tell Abu al-Kharaz in the Jordan Valley close to the area where the Wadi el-Yabis (the River Yabis ) emerges into the plane of the Jordan Valley , or Tell al-Maqlub, located further east along the Wadi Yabis, was the Biblical site of Jabesh Gilead. In the light of Glueck's conclusions a positive identification of Tell Abu al-Kharaz with Jabesh Gilead was made. He expresses some valid points, but it became obvious during the Swedish Excavations at Tell Abu al-Kharaz 1989 to 2008 (and still going on) which are directed by Peter M. Fischer that only distinct archaeological evidence could support his theory. There are remains from Iron I and IIA which fall into the period of the above mentioned biblical events but more evidence is necessary. It should, however, be highlighted that the main objectives of the Swedish excavations are to study the general occupational sequence of Tell Abu al-Kharaz which goes back to approx. 3200 BCE (Early Bronze Age IB) and which covers mainly EB II, MB III, LB I-II, Iron Age I-II and Abbasid.2
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Jabesh-Gilead , an ancient town in the territory of the Tribe of Gad . Most scholars believe it located in the est of Jordan River, in the vicinity of Wadi Yabes.
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Jabesh-Gilead (also Yavesh Gil'ad ) is an ancient town referred to in four books of the Hebrew Bible . Some biblical scholars believe it to have been located east of the Jordan River , in the vicinity of Wadi Yabes . Jabesh Gilead is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible in the first and second books of Samuel, in the book of Chronicles, and in the Book of Judges. Jabesh Gilead is primarily mentioned in connection with King Saul 's and King David 's battles against the Philistines and Ammonites.
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Jabesh-Gilead ( Yāḇêš Gil‘āḏ ) is an ancient town referred to in four books of the Hebrew Bible . Some biblical scholars believe it to have been located east of the Jordan River , in the vicinity of Wadi Yabes . The name Jabesh means "dry" in Hebrew.Jabesh Gilead is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible Book of Judges, in the first and second books of Samuel and in the book of Chronicles. Jabesh Gilead is primarily mentioned in connection with King Saul 's and King David 's battles against the Philistines and Ammonites .
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Ancient Israelite town in the Gilead, mentioned in the Hebrew Bible Jabesh-Gilead ( Yāḇēš Gilʿāḏ ), sometimes shortened to Jabesh , was an ancient Israelite town in Gilead , in northwest Jordan .Jabesh is mentioned several times in the Hebrew Bible primarily in connection with King Saul battles against the Ammonites and Philistines Jabesh means "dry" in Hebrew , a name possibly attributed to the site's well-draining soil.Gilead means 'heap [of stones] of testimony'.There is also an alternative theory that it means 'rocky region'.
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Ancient Israelite town in the Gilead, mentioned in the Hebrew Bible Jabesh-Gilead ( Hebrew : יָבֵשׁ גִּלְעָד Yāḇēš Gilʿāḏ ), sometimes shortened to Jabesh , was an ancient Israelite town in Gilead , in northwest Jordan . Jabesh is mentioned several times in the Hebrew Bible primarily in connection with King Saul 's battles against the Ammonites and Philistines . jabesh Gilead means Jabesh of Gilead or Jabesh in Gilead, i.e. the town Jabesh in the region of Gilead, as opposed to other towns called Jabesh in other parts of the country. Jabesh means "dry" in Hebrew , a name possibly attributed to the site's well-draining soil. Gilead means 'heap [of stones] of testimony'. There is also an alternative theory that it means 'rocky region'.
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ancient town referred to in four books of the old testament
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ancient israelite town in gilead
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