Abelbethmaachah in the Bible
At a glance
- Name: Abelbethmaachah
- Classification: Place
- Testament: Old Testament
- Verse mentions: 2
- Books: 2
- Chapters: 2
Description
Abelbethmaachah is a city in northern Israel, near the border of Syria, known for being attacked by the Arameans and later by the Assyrians.
KJV Bible references
So Ben-hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of the hosts which he had against the cities of Israel, and smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel-beth-maachah, and all Cinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.
In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abel-beth-maachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria.
