Jokneam standard
21:34). The border of Zebulun "reached to the brook that is before Jokneam" (19:11).
Where is Jokneam in the Bible?
Jokneam was a Canaanite city located in northern Israel within the territory of Zebulun, near Mount Carmel in the region east of the Mediterranean coast. The city was conquered by Joshua during the Israelite conquest of Canaan and was later allotted to the Levites as one of their designated cities. In the Bible, Jokneam appears as a boundary marker for the tribe of Zebulun, with Joshua 19:11 noting that Zebulun's border "reached to the brook that is before Jokneam." Scholars identify Jokneam with Tell Kaimun, a prominent mound on the eastern slope of Mount Carmel near the Kishon River, placing it approximately 6 Roman miles from the coast in the direction of Ptolemais (ancient Acre).
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Jokneam
ISBE 1915 (Public Domain)21:34). The border of Zebulun "reached to the brook that is before Jokneam" (19:11). In 1Ki 4:12 the name appears in the King James Version where, with the Revised Version (British and American), we should read "Jokmeam." Eusebius, Onomasticon places it 6 Roman miles from Lejio (Lejjun) on the way to Ptolemais (Acre). This points to Tell Kaimun, a striking mound on the eastern slope of Mt. Carmel. To the East of it runs the "torrent bed" of the Kishon. It stands about 300 ft. above the valley to the North of it, and the sides are steep. It is crowned by the ruins of an 18th-century fortress. A little lower down are the remains of a small chapel. There are fine springs at the foot (PEFM, II, 69 f). In Judith 7:3 it appears as "Cyamon" (Kuamon). It is the "Mons Cain" of the Middle Ages. "In the Samaritan Book of Judges it is noticed as the scene of a conflict between the Hebrews and the Giants; and Joshua is said to have been shut up here in magic walls of brass, till on sending a dove to the Hebrew king of Gilead, he was rescued" (Conder, HDB, under the word).
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jok'-shan (yoqshan, meaning unknown): Son of Abraham and Keturah (Ge 25:2,3 parallel 1Ch 1:32). Tuch suggest