Crusade BibleCrusade Bible
The Bible Reader's Map.Author: Rawson, A.L. - Publisher: H.H. Lloyd & Co. - Date: 1873 · 1873

Jekabzeel

יְקַבְצְאֵל/jeh-KAB-zee-el/

“Gathered by God”

Summary

An extended form of the name Kabzeel, a city in the extreme south of Judah that was resettled after the Babylonian exile.

☩Location and History

Jekabzeel was a city in the extreme southern territory of Judah, mentioned in Nehemiah 11:25 as one of the places resettled by the children of Judah after the return from Babylonian exile. It is the same city called Kabzeel in Joshua 15:21 and 2 Samuel 23:20, which was the hometown of Benaiah, one of David's mighty men. The name means 'gathered by God' or 'what God gathers.'

Key verses:Nehemiah 11:25Joshua 15:212 Samuel 23:20

Related Verses1 mention

Nehemiah· 1 verse

11:25

References

  1. 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Jekabzeel," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. IV (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
  2. 2.George Morrish, "Jekabzeel," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).
  3. 3.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Jekabzeel," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).