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Jahaz

Jahaz (Jahzah), a Moabite town where the Israelites defeated Sihon and later allotted to Reuben.

The name Jahaz means “Jahazah, quarrel; dispute”

PlaceOld Testament7 books9 verses

Summary

A location first mentioned at Numbers 21:23; referred to as Jahaz (יַ֫הַץ) or Jahzah (יַ֫הַץה).

Location

Identified as
Khirbet el Medeiyineh
Certainty
Possible (44% of scholarship) · 8 other possible locations
Coordinates
31.588° N, 35.908° E
Jahaz
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Glossary entries

Jahaz Jahzah

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. Numbers 21:23יַ֫הַץ · Jahaz; יַ֫הַץה · Jahzah
    But Sihon would not let Israel pass through his territory. Instead, he gathered his whole army and went out to confront Israel in the wilderness. When he came to Jahaz, he fought against Israel.
  2. Deuteronomy 2:32יַ֫הַץ · Jahaz; יַ֫הַץה · Jahzah
    So Sihon and his whole army came out for battle against us at Jahaz.
  3. Joshua 13:18יַ֫הַץ · Jahaz; יַ֫הַץה · Jahzah
    Jahaz, Kedemoth, Mephaath,
  4. Joshua 21:36יַ֫הַץ · Jahaz; יַ֫הַץה · Jahzah
    From the tribe of Reuben they were given Bezer, Jahaz,
  5. Judges 11:20יַ֫הַץ · Jahaz; יַ֫הַץה · Jahzah
    But Sihon would not trust Israel to pass through his territory. So he gathered all his people, encamped in Jahaz, and fought with Israel.
  6. 1 Chronicles 6:78יַ֫הַץ · Jahaz; יַ֫הַץה · Jahzah
    From the tribe of Reuben east of the Jordan opposite Jericho they were given Bezer in the wilderness, Jahzah,
  7. Isaiah 15:4יַ֫הַץ · Jahaz; יַ֫הַץה · Jahzah
    Heshbon and Elealeh cry out; their voices are heard as far as Jahaz. Therefore the soldiers of Moab cry out; their souls tremble within.
  8. Jeremiah 48:21יַ֫הַץ · Jahaz; יַ֫הַץה · Jahzah
    Judgment has come upon the high plain—upon Holon, Jahzah, and Mephaath,
  9. Jeremiah 48:34יַ֫הַץ · Jahaz; יַ֫הַץה · Jahzah
    There is a cry from Heshbon to Elealeh; they raise their voices to Jahaz, from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah; for even the waters of Nimrim have dried up.