Jogbehah
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Jogbehah
Jogbehah. City in Gilead (Transjordan) built and fortified by Gad’s tribe (Nm 32:35). During the period of the judges, Gideon, in his pursuit of the Midianites, circled to the east of Jogbehah in order to attack the unsuspecting camp of Midian at Karkor (Jgs 8:11). This ancient city is now identified


Jogbehah
JOGBEHAH City in Gilead (Transjordan) built and fortified by Gad’s tribe (Nm 32:35). During the period of the judges, Gideon, in his pursuit of the Midianites, circled to the east of Jogbehah in order to attack the unsuspecting camp of Midian at Karkor (Jgs 8:11). This ancient city is now identified



Jogbehah
Jogbehah (Heb. yog̱bĕhâ)A Transjordanian town in the kingdom of Sihon which Moses gave to Gad (Num. 32:35). It was located near a caravan route along which Gideon pursued the Midianites (Judg. 8:11). Some scholars locate Jogbehah at ʾal-Gubēḥah (231159), where an Ammonite military tower has been

Jogbehah
Jogbehah [jŏgˊbə hə] (Heb. yog̱beḥâ “situated on high”). A Transjordanian city, part of the territory of the Amorite king Sihon allotted to Gad (Num. 32:35). It was situated on the caravan route by which Gideon pursued the Midianites (Judg. 8:11) The site has been identified as modern Khirbet el-Ajbeihât,

Jogbehah
Jog´behah (lofty), one of the cities on the east of Jordan which were built and fortified by the tribe of Gad when they took possession of their territory. Num. 32:35.

Jogbehah
JOG´BEHAH (jogʹbe-ha; “hillock”). One of the “fortified cities” rebuilt by the Gadites (Num. 32:35). It is mentioned (Judg. 8:11) as in the route of Gideon while pursuing the Midianites. Its name still exists in Jubeihah, six miles NW of Rabbath Amman.

Jogbehah
JOGBEHAH [JAHG buh huh] (height) — a fortified city in the land of Gilead east of the Jordan River (Num. 32:35). When Gideon pursued the Midianites, he passed Jogbehah (Judg. 8:11).
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