Place Old Testament
Jabneel
Also known as Jabneh
Jabneel (Jabneh), a town on the border of Judah, later fortified by Uzziah. Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at Joshua 15:11.
Why it matters. A town on the border of Judah, later fortified
- Primary passages
- Location
- 31.866, 34.747 (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 Jabneel
Jabneel, also known as Jabneh, was a town located on the northwestern border of the tribe of Judah, near the Mediterranean Sea (Joshua 15:11). During the reign of King Uzziah of Judah, the town was fortified as part of his military campaigns against the Philistines (2Ch.26.6). The city later became known as Jamnia and served as a center of Jewish learning and the seat of the Sanhedrin after the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 AD. Today, it is known as Yavne, a city in central Israel.
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 2 verses across 2 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.