אָבֵל

a.velAbel
hebrewOld TestamentName of a place6 occurrences4 books6 verses
This is the name of the place Abel-beth-maacah: A city in northern Israel, also called Abel-maim.

Definition

from H58; a meadow; Abel, the name of two places in Palestine.
Traditional renderings: Abel.

Glossary entries

Abel (Place) Abel-beth-maacah (Maachah) Abel-maim

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

6 total
  1. 1 Samuel 6:18אָבֵ֣ל · rock
    The number of gold rats also corresponded to the number of Philistine cities belonging to the five rulers—the fortified cities and their outlying villages. And the large rock on which they placed the ark of the LORD stands to this day in the field of Joshua of Beth-shemesh.
  2. 2 Samuel 20:14אָבֵ֛לָה · to Abel-beth-maacah
    Sheba passed through all the tribes of Israel to Abel-beth-maacah and through the entire region of the Berites, who gathered together and followed him.
  3. 2 Samuel 20:15בְּאָבֵ֙לָה֙ · in Abel-beth-maacah
    And Joab’s troops came and besieged Sheba in Abel-beth-maacah and built a siege ramp against the outer rampart of the city. As all the troops with Joab were battering the wall to topple it,
  4. 2 Samuel 20:18בְּאָבֵ֖ל · at Abel
    Then the woman said, “Long ago they used to say, ‘Seek counsel at Abel,’ and that is how disputes were settled.
  5. 1 Kings 15:20אָבֵ֣ל
    And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, conquering Ijon, Dan, Abel-beth-maacah, and the whole land of Naphtali, including the region of Chinnereth.
  6. 2 Kings 15:29אָבֵ֣ל
    In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, including all the land of Naphtali, and he took the people as captives to Assyria.