Shaalbim

Shaalbim, also called Shaalabbin, was a town allotted to the tribe of Dan (Joshua 19:42; Judges 1:35) and the hometown of some of David's mighty men (2 Samuel 23:32; 1 Chronicles 11:33). It was also a town under Solomon's administration.

The name Shaalbim means “that beholds the heart”

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Summary

A location first mentioned at Judges 1:35; referred to as Shaalbim or Shaalabbin (שַׁעַלְבִים) or Shaalbonite (שַׁעַלְבֹנִי).

Location

Identified as: Salbit
Certainty: Likely (79% of scholarship) · 1 other possible location
Coordinates: 31.870° N, 34.987° E

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Glossary entries

Shaalabbin, Shaalbim, Shaalbon

Alternative names

שַׁעַלְבִיםShaalbim
שַֽׁעֲלַבִּיןShaalabbin
שַׁעַלְבֹנִיShaalbonitemeans “a fox's building”

Mentions

Joshua 19:42שַֽׁעֲלַבִּין · Shaalabbin; שַׁעַלְבִים · Shaalbim
Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah,
Judges 1:35שַֽׁעֲלַבִּין · Shaalabbin; שַׁעַלְבִים · Shaalbim
And the Amorites were determined to dwell in Mount Heres, Aijalon, and Shaalbim. But when the house of Joseph grew in strength, they pressed the Amorites into forced labor.
2 Samuel 23:32שַׁעַלְבֹנִי · Shaalbonite
Eliahba the Shaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan
1 Kings 4:9שַֽׁעֲלַבִּין · Shaalabbin; שַׁעַלְבִים · Shaalbim
Ben-deker in Makaz, in Shaalbim, in Beth-shemesh, and in Elon-beth-hanan;
1 Chronicles 11:33שַׁעַלְבֹנִי · Shaalbonite
Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,