Bible Location
Meaning: love; friendship; secrecy · 1 cross reference · Modern-day map available
Hobah was the place north of Damascus to which Abraham pursued the eastern kings. It is important because it marks the surprising reach of Abraham's rescue campaign in Genesis 14. First appears in Gen 14:15.1
Place meaning
love; friendship; secrecy
Coordinates
33.50, 36.47
First appears
Gen 14:15
AI summary: Hobah matters because the patriarchal story briefly expands into an international pursuit across great distances. The place belongs to the geography of Abraham's courage and victory.1
Place meaning
love; friendship; secrecy
Latitude
33.50
Longitude
36.47
Bible references
1
Hiding-place, a place to the north of Damascus, to which Abraham pursued Chedorlaomer and his confederates (Gen. 14:15). 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Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated.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.
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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.)
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.