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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Jokneam
Joshua defeated its king. It sat near Mount Carmel by the Kishon River, inside Zebulun's land, and was later given with its pastures to the Merarite Levites. It is generally identified with Tel Yokneam, about twelve miles southwest of Nazareth.
Joshua defeated its king. It sat near Mount Carmel by the Kishon River, inside Zebulun's land, and was later given with its pastures to the Merarite Levites. It is generally identified with Tel Yokneam, about twelve miles southwest of Nazareth.
Jokneam was a Canaanite royal city defeated by Joshua, situated near Mount Carmel by the Kishon River (Joshua 12:22). It fell within Zebulun's territory and was later assigned, with its pasturelands, to the Merarite Levites (Joshua 19:11; 21:34). It is generally identified with Tel Yokneam, a mound about twelve miles southwest of Nazareth that has been excavated and shows occupation across much of the biblical period.
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- Joshua 12:22
- Joshua 19:11
- Joshua 21:34
