Bible Location

Hamath-zobah

Meaning: the heat · 1 cross reference · Modern-day map available

Hamath-zobah was the northern region or stronghold reached by Solomon in Chronicles. It is important because it reflects the monarchy's northern reach toward the Aramean world. First appears in 2 Chr 8:3.1

Place meaning

the heat

Coordinates

35.14, 36.75

First appears

2 Chr 8:3

AI summary: Hamath-zobah matters because royal expansion and consolidation are described through named northern zones of influence. The place belongs to the borderland of Israel's contact with Aramean powers.1

Place meaning

the heat

Latitude

35.14

Longitude

36.75

Bible references

1