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Bohan

Excerpt from the Lexham Bible Dictionary, the most advanced Bible dictionary.

A son of Reuben (Josh 15:6; 18:17) not mentioned in his genealogies. The “stone of Bohan” marks the boundary between Judah and Benjamin. Because the word could be translated “thumb,” some have suggested that it should read the “Stone of the Thumb” or “Thumb-Stone” instead.

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The Lexham Bible Dictionary

Bohan, Son of Reuben

Bohan, Son of Reuben (בֹּהַן‎, bohan). A son of Reuben (Josh 15:6; 18:17) not mentioned in his genealogies. The “stone of Bohan” marks the boundary between Judah and Benjamin. Because the word could be translated “thumb,” some have suggested that it should read the “Stone of the Thumb” or “Thumb-Stone”

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

Bohan

Bohan bōʹhan [Heb. bōhan—‘thumb,’ ‘stumpy’]. A son of Reuben according to Josh. 15:6; 18:17. No mention is made in the genealogies of Reuben. “The stone of Bohan” (’eḇen bōhan) was a boundary mark on the northeast frontier of Judah, separating it from Benjamin. A site SE of Jericho has been suggested,

The Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia

Bohan

BOHAN. A descendant of Reuben after whom a stone was named which marked the NE boundary of Judah where it bordered on Benjamin (Josh 15:6; 18:17).

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible

Bohan

Bohan (Heb. bōhan)A son or descendant of Reuben, after whom a monument (perhaps a rock; cf. Heb. bōhen, “thumb”) was named. This stone served as a boundary marker between the tribes of Judah and Benjamin (Josh. 15:6; 18:17).

Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

Bohan

Bohan [bōˊhăn] (Heb. bōhan; “thumb”). A son, grandson, or descendant of Reuben, after whom a monument (perhaps a rock in the form of a thumb) was named. This stone served as a boundary marker between the tribes of Judah and Benjamin (Josh. 15:6; 18:17).

The New Unger’s Bible Dictionary

Bohan

BO´HAN (bōʹhan; a “thumb”). A Reubenite, in whose honor a stone was set up (or named), which afterward served as a boundary mark on the frontier of Judah and Benjamin (Josh. 15:6; 18:17).

Nelson’s New Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Bohan

BOHAN [BOE han] (thumb) — a son or descendant of Reuben for whom a boundary stone—apparently marking the boundary between the territories of Judah and Benjamin—was named (Josh. 18:17).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

BOHAN

BOHAN<bo’-han> (בּהַן‎ [bohan], “thumb,” “stumpy”): A son of Reuben according to Joshua 15:6; 18:17. No mention is made of Bohan in the genealogies of Reuben. “The stone of Bohan” ([’ebhen bohan]) was a boundary mark on the Northeast frontier of Judah, separating it from Benjamin. Site unidentified.

The Ultimate Who’s Who in the Bible

Bohan

Bohan [Bo-han](Hebrew origin: Thumb)(Joshua 15:6). Unspecified date. Bohan was a son of Reuben. The stone that marked the boundary between the territories of the tribes of Benjamin and Judah was named after him.

Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Bohan

BOHAN (Bōʹ hăn) Place-name and personal name meaning “thumb” or “big toe.” A place on the northern border of the tribal allotment of Judah called the “stone of Bohan,” “the son of Reuben” (Josh. 15:6). This was the southern border of the tribe of Benjamin (Josh. 18:17). Some Bible students see this

The International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia, Volumes 1–5

Bohan

BOHAN, bōʹhan (בֹּהַן‎, bōhan, “thumb,” “stumpy”): A son of Reuben according to Josh 15:6; 18:17. No mention is made of B in the genealogies of Reuben. “The stone of Bohan” (’ebhen bōhan) was a boundary mark on the N.E. frontier of Judah, separating it from Benjamin. Site unidentified.

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