Chesulloth
Chesulloth, also known as Chisloth-tabor or Tabor, was a town on the border between Issachar and Zebulun.
The name Chesulloth means “fearfulness”
PlaceOld Testament2 books3 verses
Summary
A location first mentioned at Joshua 19:18; referred to as Chesulloth (כְּסֻלּוֹת), Chisloth-tabor (כִּסְלֹת תָּבֹר), or Tabor (תָּבוֹר).
Location
- Identified as
- Iksal
- Certainty
- Likely (88% of scholarship)
- Coordinates
- 32.683° N, 35.324° E
Glossary entries
Chesulloth Tabor (Place) Chisloth-tabor Kesulloth Kisloth-Tabor
Alternative names
- כְּסֻלּוֹתChesulloth
- כִּסְלֹת תָּבֹרChisloth-tabormeans “fears; purity”
- תָּבוֹרTabormeans “choice; purity; bruising”
Mentions
- Joshua 19:12כִּסְלֹת תָּבֹר · Chisloth-taborFrom Sarid it turned eastward along the border of Chisloth-tabor and went on to Daberath and up to Japhia.
- Joshua 19:18כְּסֻלּוֹת · ChesullothTheir territory included Jezreel, Chesulloth, Shunem,
- 1 Chronicles 6:77תָּבוֹר · TaborThe Merarites (the rest of the Levites) received the following: From the tribe of Zebulun they were given Rimmono and Tabor, together with their pasturelands.