Jabesh-Gilead
Ancient city · Jordan
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- —
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 32.399, 35.595
Why it was abandoned
🏛️ Ancient ruins
Detected automatically from the text: Jabesh-Gilead, sometimes shortened to Jabesh, was an ancient Israelite town in Gilead, in northwest Jordan.
History
Jabesh-Gilead, sometimes shortened to Jabesh, was an ancient Israelite town in Gilead, in northwest Jordan. Jabesh is mentioned several times in the Hebrew Bible primarily in connection with King Saul's battles against the Ammonites and Philistines.