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Ibleam in the Bible.

Ibleam is a city in the Bible, about 74 km (46 miles) north of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 3 verses, from Joshua 17:11 to 2 Kings 9:27.

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What happened at Ibleam.

People-waster, a city assigned to Manasseh (Josh. 17:11), from which the Israelites, however, could not expel the Canaanites (Judg. 1:27). It is also called Bileam (1 Chr. 6:70). It was probably the modern Jelamah, a village 2 1/2 miles north of Jenin.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

People named with Ibleam.

Manasseh 2Ahaziah 1Asher 1Jehu 1Judah 1

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All 3 verses that name Ibleam.

Joshua 1

  • Joshua 17:11And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Beth-shean and her towns, and Ibleam and her towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Endor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and her towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns, even three countries.

Judges 1

  • Judges 1:27Neither did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

2 Kings 1

  • 2 Kings 9:27But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden house. And Jehu followed after him, and said, Smite him also in the chariot. And they did so at the going up to Gur, which is by Ibleam. And he fled to Megiddo, and died there.

Questions about Ibleam.

Where is Ibleam in the Bible?

Ibleam is a city about 74 km (46 miles) north of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Ibleam named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Ibleam in 3 verses, in 3 books, from Joshua 17:11 to 2 Kings 9:27.

Which people are named with Ibleam in the Bible?

The verses that name Ibleam also name Manasseh, Ahaziah, Asher, Jehu and Judah.

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