Lexical Definition

‎יַבְנְאֵל‎ Yabnᵉʼêl (yab-neh-ale') Jabneel ^N:N--L
from ‎בָּנָה‎ and ‎אֵל‎; built of God

Jabneel.

• § Jabneel = "God causes to build"
• Jabneel, the name of two places in Palestine

1) a town in Judah on the northern boundary near the sea
2) a town in Naphtali on the boundary in upper Galilee

Extended Information

• a town in Naphtali on the boundary in upper Galilee

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎יַבְנְאֵל‎ proper name, of a location (El causeth to build; compare‎בניהו‎, ‎יַבְנֶה‎) —

1. town in Judah Josh 15:11 (ᵐ5^L Ἰαβνηλ) = ‎יַבְנֶה‎ (q. v.) 2Chr 26:6 = Greek Iamnia, modern YebnaBd^{Pal 161.}

2. town in Naphtali Josh 19:33.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

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Jabneel_2 • A town on the border of Naphtali

Jabneel, a town on the border of Naphtali (Joshua 19:33).

• A location only mentioned at Jos.19.33;
• only referred to as Jabneel יַבְנְאֵל.
  

Jabneel was a town located on the border of the territory allocated to the tribe of Naphtali (Joshua 19:33). It was situated in the northern part of Canaan, near the Sea of Galilee. This Jabneel is distinct from the Jabneel (Jabneh) mentioned in the territory of Judah. Its exact location remains uncertain.

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