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Hamath

Town · also Hamath-zobah

Location disputed Hama: about 400 km (250 miles) north of Jerusalem

Where Scholars Place It

  • Hama Possible
  • Baalbek Possible
  • Brital Less likely

Hamath in the Bible Dictionary · Another Hamath (town · 2 Samuel 8:9) · Another Hamath (town · 2 Kings 17:24) · Another Hamath (town · Numbers 13:21)

Named in 2 Verses

  • 1 Chronicles 18:3 And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates.
  • 2 Chronicles 8:3 And Solomon went to Hamathzobah, and prevailed against it.

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