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Jabesh
        (dry).
        1. Father of Shallum, the fifteenth king of Israel. 2Ki 15:10,13,14
        2. Jabesh-gilead, or Jabesh in the territory of Gilead. In its widest sense Gilead included the half tribe of Manasseh, 1Ch 27:21 as well as the tribes of Gad and Reuben, Nu 32:1-42 east of the Jordan; and of the cities of Gilead, Jabesh was the chief. It is first mentioned in Jud 21:8-14 Being attacked subsequently by Nahash the Ammonite, it gave Saul an opportunity of displaying his prowess in its defence. 1Sa 11:1-15 Eusebius places it beyond the Jordan, six miles from Pella on the mountain road to Gerasa; where its name is probably preserved in the Wady Yabes.


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Smith, William, Dr "Meaning and Definition for 'jabesh' in Smiths Bible Dictionary".
bible-history.com - Smith's; 1901.

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