Jabesh (Hebrew: יָבֵשׁ, romanized: ja'-besh[1]) was the father of Shallum of the Kingdom of Israel according to the Hebrew Bible.
Jabesh is mentioned In the Books of Kings (2 Kings 15:10, 2 Kings 15:13–14). However, the passage may instead mention a toponym, identifying that Shallum was "the son" of a city called Jabesh. In this view, Shallum may have originated from the Israelite town of Jabesh-Gilead.[2]
The name means "dry" in Hebrew.[3]
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edit- ^ "www.Bibler.org - Dictionary - Jabesh". 2012-09-16.
- ^ Freedman, Myers (2000), p. 664
- ^ "morfix dictionary".
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