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Jogbehah

יׇגְבְּהָה · yog.be.hah · H3011“an exalting; high” Hitchcock's 18692 mentions in 2 books, most in Numbers (1)

Where it is

Abel-keramimAbel-keramimAroerAroerBaalath-beerBaalath-beerJazerJazerMephaathMephaathHelamHelamJogbehahabout 60 km across

32.03° N, 35.86° E

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Mentioned most in

Numbers · 1Judges · 1
Counted from 2 references · STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

About this place

Jogbehah was a town located in the region of Gilead, east of the Jordan River. According to Numbers 32:35, it was one of the towns that the tribe of Gad fortified after the conquest of the land. In Judges 8:11, Jogbehah is mentioned as being near the route Gideon took when he pursued the Midianite kings Zebah and Zalmunna. Gideon attacked the unsuspecting Midianite camp near Jogbehah and captured the two kings. Its location is unknown.

Article: STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

Every mention

2 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)

Numbers 1 mention

Numbers 32:35Atroth-shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah,

Judges 1 mention

Judges 8:11Gideon went up by the way of those who lived in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and struck the army; for the army felt secure.

What the dictionary says

(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.

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
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