Bible Location
Meaning: a foot or footman · 2 cross references · Modern-day map available
Rogelim was the Gileadite town of Barzillai east of the Jordan. Its exact site is uncertain, though the source tradition places it in the Mahanaim region, and it matters because it is tied to one of David's most loyal supporters in the Absalom crisis. First appears in 2 Sam 17:27.1
Place meaning
a foot or footman
Coordinates
32.21, 35.63
First appears
2 Sam 17:27
AI summary: Rogelim matters because place and person are joined through covenantal loyalty. In David's flight and return, Barzillai's association with Rogelim makes the town part of the story of support, generosity, and aging faithfulness. The cross references present Rogelim as a Gileadite town remembered through loyal hospitality.1
Place meaning
a foot or footman
Latitude
32.21
Longitude
35.63
Bible references
2
Fullers, a town of Gilead, the residence of Barzillai the Gileadite (2 Sam. 17:27; 19:31), probably near to Mahanaim. 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.