Ahlab

Ahlab [N] [H] [S]

fatness, a town of Asher lying within the unconquered Phoenician border ( Judges 1:31 ), north-west of the Sea of Galilee; commonly identified with Giscala, now el-Jish.

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M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.

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Easton, Matthew George. "Entry for Ahlab". "Easton's Bible Dictionary". .
Ahlab [N] [E] [S]

made of milk
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Hitchcock, Roswell D. "Entry for 'Ahlab'". "An Interpreting Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names". . New York, N.Y., 1869.
Ahlab [N] [E] [H]

(fertile ), a city of Asher from which the Canaanites were not driven out. ( Judges 1:31 )


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[H] indicates this entry was also found in Hitchcock's Bible Names

Bibliography Information

Smith, William, Dr. "Entry for 'Ahlab'". "Smith's Bible Dictionary". . 1901.

AHLAB

a'-lab ('achlabh, "fat or fruitful"):

A town of Asher. It is clear, however, that the Israelites failed to drive away the original inhabitants (Judges 1:31). Some have identified Ahlab with Gush Halab or Geschila, Northwest of the Sea of Galilee.


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Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'AHLAB'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.