Abelmaim
The city of the miser.
Inhabitants or natives
The miser.
Description
Village located on the road to Damascus from the Sea of Galilee, not far from the sources of the Jordan, near Dan and about ten km west of Caesarea Philippi.
Notable facts
It is from this locality that the miser originated who wanted to impose on Jesus that he condemn his brother to share an inheritance: "Man, who made me judge and arbiter over you?"
Its name
Abel Maïm - Abel-Bet-Maaka - Abel-Beth-Maaka - Abel-Beth-Maaca - Avel-Beth-Maaka.
The name Abel Maïm was still in use in the time of Eusebius of Caesarea and Saint Jerome, who attest to it.
Where is it mentioned in the work?
EMV 276
Learn more about this place
The name of this village appears a few times in the Bible. It is in this city that a "scoundrel named Sheba, son of Bichri, of the tribe of Benjamin," took refuge after having rebelled against king David by fomenting a division of the tribes. Besieged by General Joab, he will be assassinated and his head thrown outside the walls at the instigation of "a wise Woman"[1].
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33° 15’ 29’’ N / 35° 34’ 49’’ E / +363m