Topic
Hobah
1 passage cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Genesis 14:15Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave A place north of Damascus
And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 1 references
Hiding-place, a place to the north of Damascus, to which Abraham pursued Chedorlaomer and his confederates (Gen. 14:15).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 1 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 1 references
ho'-ba (chobhah): A place "on the left hand," i.e. to the North of "Damascus," to which Abraham pursued the defeated army of Chedorlaomer (Ge 14:15). It is probably identical with the modern Choba, about 60 miles Northwest of Damascus.
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 1 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → A place north of Damascus Ge 14:15
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.