Hebrew word · H2991

יִבְלְעָם

yivle'am

Ibleam

Appears 3 times in 3 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. ·

What it means

§ Ibleam = "devouring the people"

a city of Manasseh apparently located in the territory of either Issachar or Asher

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Where it appears

Joshua · 1
  1. Joshua 17:11 וְיִבְלְעָ֨ם and Ibleam

    Within Issachar and Asher, Manasseh was assigned Beth-shean, Ibleam, Dor (that is, Naphath), Endor, Taanach, and Megiddo, each with their surrounding settlements.

    Here: A town at the southern edge of the Jezreel Valley, on the road climbing into the hill country (near modern Jenin). Later the site of Jehu's killing of Ahaziah (2 Kings 9:27).

Judges · 1
  1. Judges 1:27 יִבְלְעָם֙ Ibleam

    At that time Manasseh failed to drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean, Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, Megiddo, and their villages; for the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land.

    Here: A town on the route south from the valley, usually placed at Khirbet Bel'ameh near modern Jenin. It controlled one of the passes into the central hill country, Manasseh's own home ground.

2 Kings · 1
  1. 2 Kings 9:27 יִבְלְעָ֔ם Ibleam

    When King Ahaziah of Judah saw this, he fled up the road toward Beth-haggan. And Jehu pursued him, shouting, “Shoot him too!” So they shot Ahaziah in his chariot on the Ascent of Gur, near Ibleam, and he fled to Megiddo and died there.

    Here: An old Canaanite town (Khirbet Bel'ameh) guarding the pass south of Jenin, which Manasseh had failed to take (Judg 1:27).

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