Bible Location

Lebo-hamath

10 cross references · Modern-day map available

Lebo-hamath is a northern boundary expression referring to the approach or entrance to Hamath. It is important because it helps define the northern extent of the land and appears in descriptions of territory and national reach. First appears in Num 13:21.1

Coordinates

34.20, 36.34

First appears

Num 13:21

AI summary: Lebo-hamath is significant less as an urban center and more as a boundary phrase. In biblical geography such boundary terms are crucial because they define the imagined and inherited shape of the land. By naming the entrance toward Hamath, the phrase marks the far northern approach in territorial descriptions. The cross references present Lebo-hamath as a meaningful northern boundary marker rather than a narrative city in its own right.1

Latitude

34.20

Longitude

36.34

Bible references

10