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Rogelim

רֹגְלִים · ro.ge.lim · H7274“a foot or footman” Hitchcock's 18692 mentions, all in 2 Samuel

Where it is

JabbokZaphonZaphonBrook of the WillowsBrook of the WillowsAdamAdamAbel-meholahAbel-meholahJabeshJabeshRogelimabout 48 km across

32.21° N, 35.63° E · Located through Mahanaim

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Mentioned most in

2 Samuel · 2
Counted from 2 references · STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

About this place

Rogelim was a town in Gilead, east of the Jordan River, and the hometown of Barzillai the Gileadite. During Absalom's rebellion against King David, Barzillai, along with other supporters, brought supplies of food and provisions to David and his followers at Mahanaim (2Sa. 17:27-29). After Absalom's defeat, when David returned to Jerusalem, Barzillai accompanied him to the Jordan River. David invited the elderly Barzillai to come with him to Jerusalem, but Barzillai declined due to his advanced age and returned to his home in Rogelim (2Sa. 19:31-39). The exact location of Rogelim is unknown, but it was situated in the region of Gilead, east of the Jordan River.

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)

2 Samuel 2 mentions

2 Samuel 17:27When David had come to Mahanaim, Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lodebar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim,2 Samuel 19:31Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim; and he went over the Jordan with the king to conduct him over the Jordan.

What the dictionary says

Fullers, a town of Gilead, the residence of Barzillai the Gileadite (2 Sam. 17:27; 19:31), probably near to Mahanaim.

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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