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Jabesh

Named in 8 tagged verses in 2 books, first at 1 Samuel 11:1.

Coordinates
32.38° N, 35.61° E
Nearest
Cherith 2.5 km
People
2 people
Events
2 events
Tagged in
8 verses

Map

Jabesh is the filled marker at the centre; the 10 nearest places with a page are around it. The position follows Theographic.

People

People named in the same verses as Jabesh, most often first.

Events

2 events told in verses that name Jabesh, in the order of the traditional chronology. Years are traditional (Jones).

  1. 1094 BCReign of Saul5 shared verses
  2. 1055 BCDeath of Saul2 shared verses

Mentions

8 tagged verses in 2 books. Select a book to read its verses.

  1. 1 Samuel7
  2. 1 Chronicles1

Counts are verses tagged with this place in Theographic. How Begat counts

Every verse

All 8 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.

1 Samuel7 verses
  1. 11:1

    Then Nahash the Ammonite came up and laid siege to Jabesh-gilead. All the men of Jabesh said to him, “Make a treaty with us, and we will serve you.”

  2. 11:3

    “Hold off for seven days,” replied the elders of Jabesh, “and let us send messengers throughout Israel. If there is no one to save us, we will surrender to you.”

  3. 11:5

    Just then Saul was returning from the field, behind his oxen. “What troubles the people?” asked Saul. “Why are they weeping?” And they relayed to him the words of the men from Jabesh.

  4. 11:9

    So they said to the messengers who had come, “Tell the men of Jabesh-gilead: ‘Deliverance will be yours tomorrow by the time the sun is hot.’” And when the messengers relayed this to the men of Jabesh, they rejoiced.

  5. 11:10

    Then the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, “Tomorrow we will come out, and you can do with us whatever seems good to you.”

  6. 31:12

    all their men of valor set out, journeyed all night, and retrieved the bodies of Saul and his sons from the wall of Beth-shan. When they arrived at Jabesh, they burned the bodies there.

  7. 31:13

    Then they took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh, and they fasted seven days.

1 Chronicles1 verse
  1. 10:12

    all their men of valor set out and retrieved the bodies of Saul and his sons and brought them to Jabesh. And they buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh and fasted seven days.

Nearby

The 10 places with a page nearest to Jabesh, by straight-line distance.

  1. Cherith2.5 km
  2. Abel-meholah4.8 km
  3. Jabesh-gilead7.1 km
  4. Aenon7.8 km
  5. Jordan Valley8.0 km
  6. Salim8.3 km
  7. Tabbath10.4 km
  8. Zaphon12.9 km
  9. Forest of Ephraim14.4 km
  10. Beth-shan17.1 km