Place Old Testament
Cabbon
Also known as Cabbon =ESV, KJV; Kabbon =NIV
Cabbon was a town in the lowlands of Judah. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Joshua 15:40.
Why it matters. Town in Judah's lowlands
- Primary passages
- Location
- 31.500, 34.767 (approximate, within about 2 km)
Coordinates from STEPBible TIPNR (palopenmaps.org link). Approximate; not independently verified.
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Cabbon
Cabbon was a town located in the Shephelah, or lowlands, of Judah (Joshua 15:40). It is mentioned only once in the Bible, in the list of towns allotted to the tribe of Judah during the division of the Promised Land under Joshua. No other details are provided about Cabbon's history, size, or significance. Its exact location is unknown, but it was likely situated in the western foothills of Judah, near the border with the coastal plain.
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.
Joshua (1 verse)