Jehud
יְהֻד/JEE-hud/
“Praised, a shortened form of Judah”
Summary
A town in the territory allotted to the tribe of Dan, located between Baalath and Bene-berak, identified with the modern village of el-Yehudiyeh about eight miles east of Jaffa.
☩Location and Identification
Jehud was a town on the border of the territory assigned to the tribe of Dan, named between Baalah (Baalath) and Bene-berak (Joshua 19:45). The name appears to be an apocopated form of the name Judah. The site is generally identified with the modern village el-Yehudiyeh (or Jehudie), situated approximately seven to eight miles east-southeast of Jaffa.
Key verses:Joshua 19:45
Related Verses1 mention
Joshua· 1 verse
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Jehud," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. IV (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.James Orr (ed.), "Jehud," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. III (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).
- 3.George Morrish, "Jehud," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).
- 4.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Jehud," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).