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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Hamath-Zobah
Solomon captured it and rebuilt it as a store city, and whether it is Hamath on the Orontes or a separate stronghold tied to Zobah is disputed.
First, in plain English
Solomon captured it and rebuilt it as a store city, and whether it is Hamath on the Orontes or a separate stronghold tied to Zobah is disputed.
Who this is
Hamath-zobah is not a person but a fortified city or region that Solomon captured and rebuilt as a store city (2 Chronicles 8:3). Its exact location is disputed; some identify it with Hamath on the Orontes River, while others take it as a separate Aramean stronghold associated with the kingdom of Zobah.
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The word
H2578
Where it appears
- 2 Chronicles 8:3
