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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_43700" /> ==
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_43700" /> ==
<p> (Heb. Chelbah', חֶלְבָּה '', Fatness;'' Sept. Ε᾿λβά v.r. Χεβδά and Σχεδία), a town in the tribe of Asher, from which the [[Canaanites]] were not expelled, mentioned between [[Achzib]] and [[Aphik]] (&nbsp;Judges 1:31); but not (as [[Gesenius]] suggests) identical with Ahlab, which is also mentioned in the same verse. Perhaps it was situated in some fertile tract (as the names imply) in the valley of the Kishon, possibly at ''Ilaifit.'' </p>
<p> (Heb. Chelbah', '''''חֶלְבָּה''''' '', Fatness;'' Sept. '''''Ε᾿Λβά''''' v.r. '''''Χεβδά''''' and '''''Σχεδία''''' ), a town in the tribe of Asher, from which the [[Canaanites]] were not expelled, mentioned between [[Achzib]] and [[Aphik]] (&nbsp;Judges 1:31); but not (as [[Gesenius]] suggests) identical with Ahlab, which is also mentioned in the same verse. Perhaps it was situated in some fertile tract (as the names imply) in the valley of the Kishon, possibly at ''Ilaifit.'' </p>
          
          
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_4516" /> ==
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_4516" /> ==

Latest revision as of 06:54, 15 October 2021

Smith's Bible Dictionary [1]

Hel'bah. (Fertile). A town of Asher, probably on the plain of Phoenicia, not far from Sidon.  Judges 1:31.

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [2]

Helbah . A town of Asher (  Judges 1:31 ). Its identity is quite uncertain.

Holman Bible Dictionary [3]

 Judges 1:31Mahalab

Morrish Bible Dictionary [4]

Town in the tribe of Asher.  Judges 1:31 . Not identified.

Fausset's Bible Dictionary [5]

A town of Asher, not far from Sidon ( Judges 1:31).

Easton's Bible Dictionary [6]

 Judges 1:31

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [7]

(Heb. Chelbah', חֶלְבָּה , Fatness; Sept. Ε᾿Λβά v.r. Χεβδά and Σχεδία ), a town in the tribe of Asher, from which the Canaanites were not expelled, mentioned between Achzib and Aphik ( Judges 1:31); but not (as Gesenius suggests) identical with Ahlab, which is also mentioned in the same verse. Perhaps it was situated in some fertile tract (as the names imply) in the valley of the Kishon, possibly at Ilaifit.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [8]

hel´ba ( חלבּה , ḥelbāh ): A place in the territory assigned to Asher (  Judges 1:31 ). It may be identical with Mahalliba of Sennacherib's prism inscription. The site, however, has not been recovered.

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