Place Old Testament
Abel
Also known as stone =ESV; rock =NIV; Abel =KJV
Abel, a large stone in Joshua's field at Beth-shemesh, where the Ark stopped. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Samuel 6:18.
Why it matters. A large stone in the field of Joshua of Beth-shemesh.
- Primary passages
- Location
- 33.269, 35.578 (approximate, within about 2 km)
Coordinates from OpenBible.info geocoding data (CC BY 4.0). Approximate; not independently verified.
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Abel
Psa.6.18 mentions a large stone called Abel in the field of Joshua of Beth-shemesh. The Ark of the Covenant was returned by the Philistines on a cart pulled by two cows. The cows stopped beside this large stone in Joshua's field. The Levites then took down the Ark and placed the Philistines' guilt offering next to the stone. The people of Beth-shemesh offered sacrifices there that day. Abel served as a memorial marker for this event.
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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Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
1 Samuel (1 verse)