Bible Characters & Character Studies
Jabesh
First appears at 1 Samuel 11:1
First named in Scripture at 1 Samuel 11:1 — read the chapter.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
dry. (1.) For Jabesh-Gilead (1 Samuel 11:3,9,10). (2.) The father of Shallum (2 Kings 15:10, 13, 14), who usurped the throne of Israel on the death of Zachariah.
Reading photograph: “Colosseum in Rome, Italy - April 2007” — the Colosseum at dusk — by Diliff, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons — resized.
