Bethjabbok
The village near the Yabboq river
Description
Village where Rose of Jericho, the leper, heard about the imminent arrival of Jesus from a malicious passerby.
Its name
Bet Yabboq - Beth Yabboq, a village located on the banks of the Yabboq (Jabbok), now the nahr Zarqa. This village is not precisely located. It may be the Adam's ford or a village near it.
Where is it mentioned in the work?
EMV 110
EMV 360
Learn more about this place
It is at the ford of the Yabboq that Jacob wrestled with the angel and where he received his name of Israel. The name Yabboq, "he wrestled," is derived from this.
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• 32°11'48.2"N 35°37'18.8"E
• +195m
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