Helbah

Helbah was a Canaanite town that the tribe of Asher failed to conquer during the period of the judges.

The name Helbah means “Helbon, milk, fatness”

PlaceOld Testament1 book1 verse

Summary

A location near Aphek only mentioned at Judges 1:31; only referred to as Helbah (חֶלְבָּה).

Location

Certainty
Possible (41% of scholarship) · 1 other possible location
Coordinates
33.318° N, 35.243° E
Helbah
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Glossary entries

Helbah

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. Asher failed to drive out the inhabitants of Acco, Sidon, Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, and Rehob.