Topic
Ahlab
1 passage cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
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- Judges 1:31Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave A city of Asher, the original inhabitants of which were not expelled
¶ Neither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Accho, nor the inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob:
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 1 references
Fatness, a town of Asher lying within the unconquered Phoenician border (Judg. 1:31), north-west of the Sea of Galilee; commonly identified with Giscala, now el-Jish.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 1 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 1 references
a'-lab ('achlabh, "fat or fruitful"): A town of Asher. It is clear, however, that the Israelites failed to drive away the original inhabitants (Jud 1:31). Some have identified Ahlab with Gush Halab or Geschila, Northwest of the Sea of Galilee.
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 1 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → A city of Asher, the original inhabitants of which were not expelled Jud 1:31
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.