Kibzaim
“Two heaps, or double gathering”
Summary
A Levitical city in the territory of Ephraim assigned to the Kohathite branch of the Levites.
☩Location and Identity
Kibzaim was a Levitical city situated in the territory of Ephraim, given with its surrounding pasture lands to the Kohathite division of the Levites. The city is mentioned in connection with Gezer and Beth-horon, suggesting a location on the edge of the mountains of Ephraim. In the parallel passage in Chronicles, the city appears under the name Jokmeam, though this presents some difficulty since a city named Jokmeam is elsewhere assigned to the Merarites in Zebulun. The name Kibzaim means "two heaps" or "double gathering," possibly referring to the confluence of two streams near which it was located. One proposed identification places it at Tell el-Kabus or possibly at Kasab, near the confluence of two streams on the northwestern boundary of Ephraim.
Related Verses1 mention
Joshua· 1 verse
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Kibzaim," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. V (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Kibzaim," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).
- 3.James Orr (ed.), "Kibzaim," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. III (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).
- 4.George Morrish, "Kibzaim," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).
- 5.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Kibzaim," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).