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Bohan <ref name="term_1882" /> | == Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_34616" /> == | ||
<p> '''''bō´han''''' ( בּהן , <i> '''''bōhan''''' </i> , "thumb," "stumpy"): A son of Reuben according to Joshua 15:6; Joshua 18:17 . No mention is made of Bohan in the genealogies of Reuben. "The stone of Bohan" ( <i> ''''''ebhen bōhan''''' </i> ) was a boundary mark on the Northeast frontier of Judah, separating it from Benjamin. Site unidentified. </p> | <p> ("the thumb".) A son of [[Reuben]] (not mentioned in Exodus 6:14; Numbers 26:5; 1 Chronicles 5:3), after whom a stone was named. Probably commemorating some achievement of his in the conquest of [[Palestine]] ( Joshua 15:6; Joshua 18:17). It was a boundary mark between Judah and Benjamin, the exact point where the mountains W. of the [[Dead]] Sea change their direction to the eye. Now called "the stone of the finger," Hadjar el Asbah. Ganneau observes that a rock on an isolated peak on the hill side resembles a fist closed with the thumb raised; the name of this peak probably was transferred to the fallen block close by, namely, Hadjar el Asbah. </p> | ||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_49972" /> == | |||
<p> <strong> BOHAN </strong> . A son of Reuben, acc. to Joshua 15:6; Joshua 18:17 (both P [Note: Priestly Narrative.] ). The stone of [[Bohan]] is mentioned in these two passages as forming a mark of division between Judah and Benjamin. It is impossible to identify the site where it stood. </p> | |||
== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_71777" /> == | |||
<p> '''Bo'han.''' ''(Thumb).'' A Reubenite. Joshua 15:6; Joshua 18:17. </p> | |||
== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_65056" /> == | |||
<p> Reubenite, after whom a stone was named on the border of Judah and Benjamin. Joshua 15:6; Joshua 18:17 . </p> | |||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_39129" /> == | |||
Joshua 15:6 Joshua 18:17 | |||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_25972" /> == | |||
<p> (Heb. Bohan', '''''בֹּהִן''''' , ''A Thumb;'' Sept. '''''Βαιών''''' ), a Reubenite, (See Ben- Bohan), in whose honor a stone was erected which afterward served as a boundarymark on the frontier of Judah and [[Benjamin]] ( Joshua 15:6; Joshua 18:17). It does not appear from the text whether this stone was a sepulchral monument, or set up to commemorate some great exploit performed by this Bohan in the conquest of [[Canaan]] (comp. 1 Samuel 7:12). See [[Stone]] Bunting(Itinerar. tot. S. Script. p. 144), mentioning Bahurim, says that near to it, in the valley, is a stone called Bohan, of extraordinary size, and shining like marble; but this wants confirmation (yet comp. Schwarz, Palest. p. 94). It was situated in the valley of Achor, between [[Beth-Arabah]] and Debir, apparently along the eastern side of the present [[Wady]] Dabr running into the Dead Sea. (See [[Tribe]]). </p> | |||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_1882" /> == | |||
<p> ''''' bō´han ''''' ( בּהן , <i> ''''' bōhan ''''' </i> , "thumb," "stumpy"): A son of Reuben according to Joshua 15:6; Joshua 18:17 . No mention is made of Bohan in the genealogies of Reuben. "The stone of Bohan" ( <i> ''''' 'ebhen bōhan ''''' </i> ) was a boundary mark on the Northeast frontier of Judah, separating it from Benjamin. Site unidentified. </p> | |||
== Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature <ref name="term_15251" /> == | |||
<p> Bo´han (a thumb), a Reubenite, in whose honor a stone was erected which afterwards served as a boundary-mark on the frontier between Judah and Benjamin ( Joshua 15:6; Joshua 18:17). It does not appear from the text whether this stone was a sepulchral monument, or set up to commemorate some great exploit performed by this Bohan in the conquest of Canaan. </p> | |||
==References == | ==References == | ||
<references> | <references> | ||
<ref name="term_34616"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/fausset-s-bible-dictionary/bohan Bohan from Fausset's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_49972"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-bible/bohan Bohan from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_71777"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/smith-s-bible-dictionary/bohan Bohan from Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_65056"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/morrish-bible-dictionary/bohan Bohan from Morrish Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_39129"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/holman-bible-dictionary/bohan Bohan from Holman Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_25972"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/bohan Bohan from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_1882"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/bohan Bohan from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_1882"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/bohan Bohan from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
<ref name="term_15251"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/kitto-s-popular-cyclopedia-of-biblial-literature/bohan Bohan from Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature]</ref> | |||
</references> | </references> | ||
Latest revision as of 13:31, 16 October 2021
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [1]
("the thumb".) A son of Reuben (not mentioned in Exodus 6:14; Numbers 26:5; 1 Chronicles 5:3), after whom a stone was named. Probably commemorating some achievement of his in the conquest of Palestine ( Joshua 15:6; Joshua 18:17). It was a boundary mark between Judah and Benjamin, the exact point where the mountains W. of the Dead Sea change their direction to the eye. Now called "the stone of the finger," Hadjar el Asbah. Ganneau observes that a rock on an isolated peak on the hill side resembles a fist closed with the thumb raised; the name of this peak probably was transferred to the fallen block close by, namely, Hadjar el Asbah.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [2]
BOHAN . A son of Reuben, acc. to Joshua 15:6; Joshua 18:17 (both P [Note: Priestly Narrative.] ). The stone of Bohan is mentioned in these two passages as forming a mark of division between Judah and Benjamin. It is impossible to identify the site where it stood.
Smith's Bible Dictionary [3]
Bo'han. (Thumb). A Reubenite. Joshua 15:6; Joshua 18:17.
Morrish Bible Dictionary [4]
Reubenite, after whom a stone was named on the border of Judah and Benjamin. Joshua 15:6; Joshua 18:17 .
Holman Bible Dictionary [5]
Joshua 15:6 Joshua 18:17
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [6]
(Heb. Bohan', בֹּהִן , A Thumb; Sept. Βαιών ), a Reubenite, (See Ben- Bohan), in whose honor a stone was erected which afterward served as a boundarymark on the frontier of Judah and Benjamin ( Joshua 15:6; Joshua 18:17). It does not appear from the text whether this stone was a sepulchral monument, or set up to commemorate some great exploit performed by this Bohan in the conquest of Canaan (comp. 1 Samuel 7:12). See Stone Bunting(Itinerar. tot. S. Script. p. 144), mentioning Bahurim, says that near to it, in the valley, is a stone called Bohan, of extraordinary size, and shining like marble; but this wants confirmation (yet comp. Schwarz, Palest. p. 94). It was situated in the valley of Achor, between Beth-Arabah and Debir, apparently along the eastern side of the present Wady Dabr running into the Dead Sea. (See Tribe).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [7]
bō´han ( בּהן , bōhan , "thumb," "stumpy"): A son of Reuben according to Joshua 15:6; Joshua 18:17 . No mention is made of Bohan in the genealogies of Reuben. "The stone of Bohan" ( 'ebhen bōhan ) was a boundary mark on the Northeast frontier of Judah, separating it from Benjamin. Site unidentified.
Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature [8]
Bo´han (a thumb), a Reubenite, in whose honor a stone was erected which afterwards served as a boundary-mark on the frontier between Judah and Benjamin ( Joshua 15:6; Joshua 18:17). It does not appear from the text whether this stone was a sepulchral monument, or set up to commemorate some great exploit performed by this Bohan in the conquest of Canaan.
References
- ↑ Bohan from Fausset's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Bohan from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Bohan from Smith's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Bohan from Morrish Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Bohan from Holman Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Bohan from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
- ↑ Bohan from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- ↑ Bohan from Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature
