Bohan

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

("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.

Holman Bible Dictionary

Joshua 15:6 Joshua 18:17

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

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.

Morrish Bible Dictionary

Reubenite, after whom a stone was named on the border of Judah and Benjamin. Joshua 15:6; Joshua 18:17 .

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Bo'han. (thumb). A Reubenite. Joshua 15:6; Joshua 18:17.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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

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.

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(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).