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Jahaz

יַ֫הַץ · ya.hats · H3096יַ֫הַץה · ya.hats · H3096“Jahazah, quarrel; dispute” Hitchcock's 18699 mentions in 7 books, most in Joshua (2)
Illustration — not a likeness; generated for Gospel Companion in the app's painting style — Jahaz
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Where it is

Beth-gamulBeth-gamulAroerAroerKedemothKedemothKiriathaimKiriathaimArnonArnonBeth-peorBeth-peorJahazabout 68 km across

31.50° N, 35.92° E

Coordinates and map: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding · CC BY 4.0 · drawn without map tiles

Mentioned most in

Joshua · 2Jeremiah · 2Numbers · 1Deuteronomy · 1Judges · 11 Chronicles · 1+ 1 books
Counted from 9 references · STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

About this place

Jahaz, also known as Jahzah, was a town located in the region of Moab, east of the Jordan River. It was the site of a significant battle between the Israelites and Sihon, king of the Amorites, during the Israelites' journey to the Promised Land (Numbers 21:23; Deu.2.32; Judges 11:20). The Israelites defeated Sihon and took possession of his land, which extended from the Arnon to the Jabbok. Jahaz was later allotted to the tribe of Reuben (Joshua 13:18) and designated as a Levitical city (Joshua 21:36; 1Ch.6.78). The town is mentioned in prophecies concerning Moab (Isaiah 15:4; Jeremiah 48:21, 34), indicating its continued significance in the region. Its exact location is uncertain, but it was likely situated near the northern border of Moab.

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Every mention

9 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)
NumbersChapter 21: 1 mention1 mention
Numbers 21:23Sihon would not allow Israel to pass through his border, but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness, and came to Jahaz. He fought against…
DeuteronomyChapter 2: 1 mention1 mention
Deuteronomy 2:32Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people, to battle at Jahaz.
JoshuaChapter 13: 1 mentionChapter 21: 1 mention2 mentions
Joshua 13:18Jahaz, Kedemoth, Mephaath,Joshua 21:36Out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its pasture lands, Jahaz with its pasture lands,
JudgesChapter 11: 1 mention1 mention
Judges 11:20But Sihon didn’t trust Israel to pass through his border; but Sihon gathered all his people together, and encamped in Jahaz, and fought against Israel.
1 ChroniclesChapter 6: 1 mention1 mention
1 Chronicles 6:78and beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, were given them out of the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the wilderness with its pasture lands, Jahzah with its pasture lands,
IsaiahChapter 15: 1 mention1 mention
Isaiah 15:4Heshbon cries out with Elealeh. Their voice is heard even to Jahaz. Therefore the armed men of Moab cry aloud. Their souls tremble within them.
JeremiahChapter 48: 2 mentions2 mentions
Jeremiah 48:21Judgment has come on the plain country— on Holon, on Jahzah, on Mephaath,Jeremiah 48:34From the cry of Heshbon even to Elealeh, even to Jahaz they have uttered their voice, from Zoar even to Horonaim, to Eglath Shelishiyah; for the waters of Nimrim will also become desolate.

What the dictionary says

Trodden down (called also Jahaza, Josh. 13:18; Jahazah, 21:36; Jahzah, 1 Chr. 6:78), a town where Sihon was defeated, in the borders of Moab and in the land…

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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