So Benhadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of the hosts which he had against the cities of Israel, and smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abelbethmaachah, and all Cinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.
Key themes
Glossary
- Asa Person
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Physician, son of Abijah and grandson of Rehoboam, was the third king of Judah.
- Abel-beth-maacah Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Abel Beth Maacah.
- Chinnereth Place
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Biblical body of water. Modern identification: Tel Kinrot.
- Dan Place
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Woodland Dan, a place probably somewhere in the direction of Dan, near the sources of the Jordan ( 2 Sam. 24:6 ). The LXX. and the Vulgate read “Dan-ja’ar”, i. e., “Dan in the forest. ”. Modern identification: Tel Dan.
- Ijon Place
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A ruin, a city of Naphtali, captured by Ben-hadad of Syria at the instance of Asa ( 1 Kings 15:20 ). Modern identification: Tell Dibbine.
- Naphtali Person
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My wrestling, the fifth son of Jacob. His mother was Bilhah, Rachel’s handmaid ( Gen. 30:8 ). When Jacob went down into Egypt, Naphtali had four sons ( Gen. 46:24 ). Little is known of him as an individual.