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Jebus
Trodden hard, or fastness, or “the waterless hill”, the name of the Canaanitish city which stood on Mount Zion (Josh 15:8; Josh 18:16, Josh 18:28). It is identified with Jerusalem (q.v.) in Judg 19:10, and with the castle or city of David (1 Chr 11:4, 1 Chr 11:5). It was a place of great natural strength, and its capture was one of David’s most brilliant achievements (2 Sam 5:8).
Named in the Bible
4 verses
- Judges 19:10 But the man would not tarry that night, but he rose up and departed, and came over against Jebus, which is Jerusalem; and there were with him two asses saddled, his concubine also was with him.
- Judges 19:11 And when they were by Jebus, the day was far spent; and the servant said unto his master, Come, I pray thee, and let us turn in into this city of the Jebusites, and lodge in it.
- 1 Chronicles 11:4 And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land.
- 1 Chronicles 11:5 And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come hither. Nevertheless David took the castle of Zion, which is the city of David.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), by Matthew George Easton.
