Abel Beth Maacah
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Abel Beth Maacah was an ancient fortified city in northern Israel, mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as a strategic site near the borders of Aram and Phoenicia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abel Beth Maacah canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
biblical city ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Abel of Beth-maacah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Abel-beth-maacah NERFINISHED ⓘ Abel-beth-maachah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInBook |
1 Kings
ⓘ
2 Chronicles ⓘ 2 Kings ⓘ 2 Samuel ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSite | Tell Abil el-Qamh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCulture |
Canaanite
ⓘ
Israelite ⓘ |
| associatedEmpire | Aramean influence ⓘ |
| associatedKingdom | Kingdom of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderWith |
Aram-Damascus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Phoenician city-states NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Hebrew Bible location
ⓘ
ancient Near Eastern city ⓘ |
| country | ancient Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | fortified city ⓘ |
| fortifications |
city wall
ⓘ
gate complex ⓘ |
| geographicalFeatureNearby |
Huleh Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
sources of the Jordan River ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northern Israel ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Phoenicia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
border of Aram ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| modernCountry | Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | siege by Joab during Sheba son of Bichri’s rebellion ⓘ |
| notableFigureAssociated |
Joab
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sheba son of Bichri NERFINISHED ⓘ wise woman of Abel ⓘ |
| notableFor |
border position between Israel and Aram
ⓘ
role in Sheba’s revolt against King David ⓘ |
| region |
Upper Galilee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern kingdom of Israel ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
border fortress
ⓘ
trade and communication hub ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Bronze Age
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iron Age ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.