Abel-keramim
Abel-keramim, a town near Ammon, destroyed by Jephthah during his battles against the Ammonites.
PlaceOld Testament1 book1 verse
Summary
A location only mentioned at Judges 11:33; only referred to as Abel-keramim (אָבֵל כְּרָמִים).
Location
- Identified as
- Sahab
- Certainty
- Uncertain (24% of scholarship) · 5 other possible locations
- Coordinates
- 31.876° N, 36.005° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- אָבֵל כְּרָמִיםAbel-keramim
Mentions
- With a great blow he devastated twenty cities from Aroer to the vicinity of Minnith, as far as Abel-keramim. So the Ammonites were subdued before the Israelites.