Bible Location

Abel-maim

Meaning: mourning of waters · 1 cross reference · Modern-day map available

Abel-maim is another form of the northern city better known as Abel-beth-maacah. It is important because it preserves an alternate name for a strategically significant border town. First appears in 2 Chr 16:4.1

Place meaning

mourning of waters

Coordinates

33.27, 35.58

First appears

2 Chr 16:4

AI summary: Abel-maim matters as a variant name that still points to the same important northern stronghold. The place belongs to the borderland world of siege, diplomacy, and regional vulnerability.1

Place meaning

mourning of waters

Latitude

33.27

Longitude

35.58

Bible references

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