Cabul

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kā´bul ( כּבוּל , kābhūl  ; Codex Vaticanus, Χωβαμασομέλ , Chōbamasomél  ; Codex Alexandrinus, Χαβὼλ ἀπὸ ἀριστερῶν , Chabō̇l apó aristerō̇n ):

(1) A city on the boundary between Asher and Zebulun ( Joshua 19:27 ). It corresponds to the Chabolo of Josephus ( Vita , 43, etc.), and is represented by the modern village Kābūl , about nine miles Southeast of Acre.

(2) A district probably connected with (1), containing 20 cities, given by Solomon to Hiram king of Tyre ( 1 Kings 9:10 ).