Cabul

Cabul was the name given by Hiram, king of Tyre, to the twenty cities given to him by Solomon.

The name Cabul means “displeasing; dirty”

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Summary

A location near Cabul only mentioned at 1 Kings 9:13; only referred to as Cabul (כָּבוּל).

Location

Identified as
Cabul 2
Certainty
Widely agreed (100% of scholarship)
Coordinates
32.868° N, 35.211° E
Cabul
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Glossary entries

Cabul

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. “What are these towns you have given me, my brother?” asked Hiram, and he called them the Land of Cabul, as they are called to this day.