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    Jogbehah

    יׇגְבְּהָה

    Jogbehah, a town in Gilead fortified by the Gadites (Numbers 32:35), was located near the route Gideon took when pursuing the Midianites (Judges 8:11).

    Where the story of Jogbehah happensWhere the gazetteer locates Jogbehah, framed to them: Jogbehah. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Jogbehah
    Where the gazetteer locates Jogbehah
    verses
    2
    first named
    Numbers 32:35
    last named
    Judges 8:11
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    32.01°N · 35.86°E
    settlement32.01°N · 35.86°E

    Khirbet Jubeiha (OpenBible)

    Scholarship offers 2 identifications for this place. The leading one is shown; the others are recorded in the gazetteer.

    Description

    Jogbehah in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Jogbehah was a town located in the region of Gilead, east of the Jordan River. According to Numbers 32:35, it was one of the towns that the tribe of Gad fortified after the conquest of the land. In Judges 8:11, Jogbehah is mentioned as being near the route Gideon took when he pursued the Midianite kings Zebah and Zalmunna. Gideon attacked the unsuspecting Midianite camp near Jogbehah and captured the two kings. Its location is unknown.

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    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 2, across 2 books.

    1. Numbers1 verse

      32:35

    2. Judges1 verse

      8:11

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    ElsewhereJerusalemThe capital of Israel, a holy city for three religionsElsewhereEgyptAncient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and ExodusElsewhereJordanA river and region, significant in Israel's history

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