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Jabneel in the Bible.

Jabneel is a town in the Bible, about 47 km (29 miles) west of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 2 verses, from Joshua 15:11 to 2 Chronicles 26:6. The King James Version also gives the name Jabneel to 1 other place, listed on this page.

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What happened at Jabneel.

A town in the north boundary of Judah (Josh. 15:11), called afterwards by the Greeks Jamnia, the modern Yebna, 11 miles south of Jaffa. After the fall of Jerusalem (A.D. 70), it became one of the most populous cities of Judea, and the seat of a celebrated school.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

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All 2 verses that name this Jabneel.

Joshua 1

  • Joshua 15:11And the border went out unto the side of Ekron northward: and the border was drawn to Shicron, and passed along to mount Baalah, and went out unto Jabneel; and the goings out of the border were at the sea.

2 Chronicles 1

  • 2 Chronicles 26:6And he went forth and warred against the Philistines, and brake down the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod, and built cities about Ashdod, and among the Philistines.

Other places called Jabneel.

Jabneel, about 107 km (66 miles) north of Jerusalem.

A town, named in 1 verse.

  • Joshua 19:33And their coast was from Heleph, from Allon to Zaanannim, and Adami, Nekeb, and Jabneel, unto Lakum; and the outgoings thereof were at Jordan:

Questions about Jabneel.

Where is Jabneel in the Bible?

Jabneel is a town about 47 km (29 miles) west of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Jabneel named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Jabneel in 2 verses, in 2 books, from Joshua 15:11 to 2 Chronicles 26:6. It also gives the name Jabneel to 1 other place.

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