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AHLAB — (Heb. אַחְלָב), Canaanite city allotted to the tribe of Asher, which, however, was unable to conquer it at the beginning of the Israelite settlement (Judg. 1:31). This is apparently the same city of Asher which appears in the form me Ḥevel… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Ahlab — Fatness, a town of Asher lying within the unconquered Phoenician border (Judg. 1:31), north west of the Sea of Galilee; commonly identified with Giscala, now el Jish … Easton's Bible Dictionary
List of Biblical names — This is a list of names from the Bible, mainly taken from the 19th century public domain resource: : Hitchcock s New and Complete Analysis of the Holy Bible by Roswell D. Hitchcock, New York: A. J. Johnson, 1874, c1869.Each name is given with its … Wikipedia
Helbah — is a town of the tribe of Asher (Judg. 1:31), in the plain of Phoenicia. Asher did not drive out the inhabitants of Acco, or the inhabitants of Sidon, or of Ahlab, or of Achzib, or of Helbah, or of Aphik, or of Rehob; but the Asherites dwelt… … Wikipedia
Aphik (Asher) — Aphik, Afik אפיק is a city of Asher from which the Canaanites were not driven out , identified with the Aphaca of classical times, the modern Afka, or alternatively with Tel Afek near Haifa. And Asher did not dispossess the ones living in Accho,… … Wikipedia
List of surviving and destroyed Canaanite cities — This is not a list of archaeological remains in the modern day Middle East. This discusses a specific list present in the Bible The list of destroyed and surviving Canaanite cities at Judges 1:17 36 is an account of the failures and successes of… … Wikipedia
Judges 1 — 1 Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the LORD, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them? 2 And the LORD said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the… … The King James version of the Bible
