Bible Location
Meaning: building of God · 1 cross reference · Modern-day map available
This Jabneel entry refers to the Judahite border town later known as Jamnia on the coastal plain. It is important because it became a significant site well beyond the conquest-era lists. First appears in Josh 15:11.1
Place meaning
building of God
Coordinates
31.87, 34.75
First appears
Josh 15:11
AI summary: Jabneel matters here because a boundary town on Judah's coast later gained wider historical prominence. The place belongs to the western frontier of Judah and to the longer life of that coastal region.1
Place meaning
building of God
Latitude
31.87
Longitude
34.75
Bible references
1
A town in the north boundary of Judah (Josh. 15:11), called afterwards by the Greeks Jamnia, the modern Yebna, 11 miles south of Jaffa. After the fall of Jerusalem (A.D. 70), it became one of the most populous cities of Judea, and the seat of a celebrated school. 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Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated.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.
| Book | Cross-References |
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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.