Jabesh-Gilead
In upper Gilead.
Inhabitants or natives[edit | edit source]
Matthias the former leper.
Description[edit | edit source]
"The deep woody valley where Jabesh-Gilead is situated is resounding with a swollen little torrent, which flows foaming towards the nearby Jordan."[1]
Notable events[edit | edit source]
The inhabitants of Jabesh repent for having driven out Jesus.[2]
Its name[edit | edit source]
In a mocking sense, Yabesh means "dry". Yabesh - Yabechen – Yavesh - Jabesh Gilead.
Where is it mentioned in the work?[edit | edit source]
GRM 359
GRM 632
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3 km east of the Jordan and 15 km from Beth-Shean. An Israelite city where Saul appeared as king[3] and where he was buried.[4]
In the time of the Judges, all the tribes of Israel, except the inhabitants of Yabesh, went to War Against the Benjaminites guilty of a crime against a guest at Gibeah. They were exterminated,[5] but pitying the survivors, Israel gave them 400 virgins from Jabesh in Gilead, the tribe which, despite the oath, had not come to mobilize and was therefore exterminated.
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