Dry. (1.) For Jabesh-Gilead (1 Sam. 11:3, 9, 10).
(2.) The father of Shallum (2 Kings 15:10, 13, 14), who usurped the throne of Israel on the death of Zachariah.
Source:Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)Public domain
Concept
Jabesh
Name meaning: dryness; confusion; shame (Hitchcock)
Key verses
Also in Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(dry).
Father of Shallum, the fifteenth king of Israel. (2 Kings 15:10,13,14)
Jabesh-gilead, or Jabesh in the territory of Gilead. In its widest sense Gilead included the half tribe of Manasseh, (1 Chronicles 27:21) as well as the tribes of Gad and Reuben, (Numbers 32:1-42) east of the Jordan; and of the cities of Gilead, Jabesh was the chief. It is first mentioned in (Judges 21:8-14) Being attacked subsequently by Nahash the Ammonite, it gave Saul an opportunity of displaying his prowess in its defence. (1 Samuel 11:1-15) Eusebius places it beyond the Jordan, six miles from Pella on the mountain road to Gerasa; where its name is probably preserved in the Wady Yabes.
Source: Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863) · Public domain
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