Bible Location
Meaning: possessing · 3 cross references · Modern-day map available
Jokneam was a city on or near Carmel allotted to the Levites and associated with Zebulun's border. It is important because it ties the Carmel region into both tribal and priestly geography. First appears in Josh 12:22.1
Place meaning
possessing
Coordinates
32.66, 35.11
First appears
Josh 12:22
AI summary: Jokneam matters because it sits where regional landmark, tribal border, and Levitical allocation overlap. Joshua names it in relation to Carmel and the northern territorial system, while the Levitical reference shows that it also served within Israel's sacred administrative order. The cross references present Jokneam as a Carmel-associated town of boundary and service.1
Place meaning
possessing
Latitude
32.66
Longitude
35.11
Bible references
3
Gathered by the people, (Josh. 19:11; 21:34), a city “of Carmel” (12:22), i.e., on Carmel, allotted with its suburbs to the Merarite Levites. It is the modern Tell Kaimon, about 12 miles south-west of Nazareth, on the south of the river Kishon. 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Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated.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.