Bible Location
Meaning: the congregation of God · 3 cross references · Modern-day map available
Kabzeel was an extreme southern town of Judah near the Edomite frontier and the home of Benaiah. It is important because it belongs both to the Negeb town lists and to the heroic memory of David's warriors. First appears in Josh 15:21.1
Place meaning
the congregation of God
Coordinates
31.19, 34.97
First appears
Josh 15:21
AI summary: Kabzeel matters because it combines frontier geography with personal renown. Joshua places it at the far south of Judah, while Samuel and Chronicles make it memorable as the birthplace of Benaiah, one of David's greatest warriors. The cross references present Kabzeel as a Negeb town whose fame is amplified by the man who came from it.1
Place meaning
the congregation of God
Latitude
31.19
Longitude
34.97
Bible references
3
Gathering of God, a city in the extreme south of Judah, near to Idumaea (Josh. 15:21), the birthplace of Benaiah, one of David’s chief warriors (2 Sam. 23:20; 1 Chr. 11:22). It was called also Jekabzeel (Neh. 11:25), after the Captivity. 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Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated.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.