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Judg.8.11">Jud 8:11), and the indication there leaves no doubt that it is represented today by Ajbeihat. The name attaches to 3 groups of ruins which date from Roman times.
Where is Jogbehah in the Bible?
Jogbehah was an ancient town located in the region of Gilead, in what is now northwestern Jordan, approximately 7 miles northwest of modern Amman. The town was fortified by the Gadites and is mentioned in Numbers 32:35 as one of the cities they built and inhabited. In the book of Judges, Jogbehah appears in connection with Gideon's pursuit of the Midianites, marking an important point along his military route (Judges 8:11). Scholars identify Jogbehah with the modern site of Ajbeihat, where ruins from Roman times remain visible. This location in Gilead held strategic importance in ancient Israel's territorial holdings east of the Jordan River.
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Jogbehah
ISBE 1915 (Public Domain)Judg.8.11">Jud 8:11), and the indication there leaves no doubt that it is represented today by Ajbeihat. The name attaches to 3 groups of ruins which date from Roman times. The position is about 7 miles Northwest of `Amman, and about midway between that city and the town of es-SalT. It stands 3,468 ft. above the level of the Mediterranean.
Literature
Oliphant, Land of Gilead, 232; Baedeker-Socin, Palestine.
jog'-li (yoghli, perhaps = "led into exile"): Father of Bukki, a Danite chief (Nu 34:22).
jo'-ha (yocha, meaning unknown, but perhaps = yo'ac