Carmel

      Carmel

      meaning: circumcised lamb; harvest; full of ears of corn

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    A town in the hill country of Judah ([Josh. Carmel means "circumcised lamb; harvest; full of ears of corn." This place is referenced in 22 Bible passages on ai-BIBLE.

    Dictionary Summary: A town in the hill country of Judah ([Josh. 15:55](/josh#Josh.15.55)), the residence of Nabal ([1 Sam. 25:2](/1sam#1Sam.25.2), [5](/1sam#1Sam.25.5), [7](/1sam#1Sam.25.7), [40](/1sam#1Sam.25.40)), and the native place of Abigail, who became David’s wife ([1 Sam. 27:3](/1sam#1Sam.27.3)). Here king Uzziah had his vineyards ([2 Chr. 26:10](/2chr#2Chr.26.10)). The ruins of this town still remain under the name of Kurmul, about 10 miles south-south-east of Hebron, close to those of Maon. 2

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    Cross References
    BookCross-References
    Josh
      12.22 15.55 19.26 
    1Sam
      15.12 25.2 25.5 25.7 25.40 27.3 30.5 
    2Sam
      2.2 3.3 23.35 
    1Chr
      11.37 
    Song
      7.5 
    Isa
      33.9 35.2 
    Jer
      46.18 50.19 
    Amos
      1.2 9.3 
    Nah
      1.4 

    Figure1:  A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages   (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.) 

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        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. 

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        M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0. 

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        Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.