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Easton's Bible Dictionary - Hobah

Hobah [N] [H] [S]

hiding-place, a place to the north of Damascus, to which Abraham pursued Chedorlaomer and his confederates ( Genesis 14:15 ).

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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.
[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
[H] indicates this entry was also found in Hitchcock's Bible Names
[S] indicates this entry was also found in Smith's Bible Dictionary
Bibliography Information

Easton, Matthew George. "Entry for Hobah". "Easton's Bible Dictionary". .

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary - Hobah

Hobah [N] [E] [S]

love; friendship; secrecy
Hitchcock's Dictionary of Bible Names. Public Domain. Copy freely.
[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
[E] indicates this entry was also found in Easton's Bible Dictionary
[S] indicates this entry was also found in Smith's Bible Dictionary
Bibliography Information

Hitchcock, Roswell D. "Entry for 'Hobah'". "An Interpreting Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names". . New York, N.Y., 1869.

Smith's Bible Dictionary - Hobah

Hobah [N] [E] [H]

(hiding-place ), the place to which Abraham pursued the kings who had pillaged Sodom. ( Genesis 14:15 ) It was situated "to the north of Damascus."

[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
[E] indicates this entry was also found in Easton's Bible Dictionary
[H] indicates this entry was also found in Hitchcock's Bible Names
Bibliography Information

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

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Hobah

HOBAH

ho'-ba (chobhah):

A place "on the left hand," i.e. to the North of "Damascus," to which Abraham pursued the defeated army of Chedorlaomer (Genesis 14:15). It is probably identical with the modern Choba, about 60 miles Northwest of Damascus.

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