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Ibleam

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(destroying). City of Manasseh (Josh. 17:11¹¹And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Beth-shean and her towns, and Ibleam and her towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Endor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and her towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns, even three countries. (Joshua 17:11); Judg. 1:27²⁷Neither did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell in that land. (Judges 1:27)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

City assigned to Manasseh, but situated in Issachar or Asher (Josh. 17:11¹¹And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Beth-shean and her towns, and Ibleam and her towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Endor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and her towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns, even three countries. (Joshua 17:11); Judg. 1:27²⁷Neither did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell in that land. (Judges 1:27); 2 Kings 9:27²⁷But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden house. And Jehu followed after him, and said, Smite him also in the chariot. And they did so at the going up to Gur, which is by Ibleam. And he fled to Megiddo, and died there. (2 Kings 9:27)). Identified by some with Yebla, in Issachar, 32° 35' N, 35° 28' E. See BILEAM.

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Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

2991 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Yibl`am

Phonic:

yib-leh-awm’

Meaning:

from 1104 and 5971; devouring people; Jibleam, a place in Palestine

KJV Usage:

Ibleam

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

he will swallow them: he will swallow the people

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

He conquered the people; people-devouring:―a city of Manasseh [BILEAM], Judg. 1:27. {Vicit populum}