Person Old Testament
Jobab
Jobab, the king of Madon, was one of the northern kings who allied against Israel during the conquest of Canaan. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Joshua 11:1.
Why it matters. King of Madon, who joined forces against Joshua
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- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Jobab
Jobab, the king of Madon, is mentioned in Jos.11.1 as one of the northern Canaanite kings who formed an alliance against Israel during the conquest of Canaan. When Jabin, king of Hazor, called for the northern kings to unite against Joshua and the Israelites, Jobab joined forces with him, along with the kings of Shimron and Achshaph. This coalition gathered their troops and encamped together at the Waters of Merom to fight against Israel. However, Joshua and the Israelite army launched a surprise attack and defeated them, pursuing and striking them down until no survivors were left (Jos.11.7-8).
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
Joshua (1 verse)