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Cabbon

כַּבּוֹן/KAB-on/

“A cake (in Syriac)”

Summary

A town in the lowland (Shephelah) of Judah mentioned in Joshua's allotment of tribal territories.

☩Location

Cabbon was a place in the lowland or 'plain' of Judah, mentioned between Eglon and Lahmam in the allotment of cities to the tribe of Judah. It is possibly the same as Machbenah mentioned in 1 Chronicles 2:49. The site may correspond to the modern ruined location el-Kufeir, situated about 10 miles southeast of Ashkelon.

Key verses:Joshua 15:40

Related Verses1 mention

Joshua· 1 verse

15:40

References

  1. 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Cabbon," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. II (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
  2. 2.James Orr (ed.), "Cabbon," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. I (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).
  3. 3.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Cabbon," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).