Abel-beth-maachah
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Abel-Bethmaachah [= pasture near the house of Maachah], an important fortress on the border of Palestine in the territory of the tribe of Naphtali, which was besieged by Joab [2Sam 20:14 -18]. It soon became the prey of the Syrian [1Kgs 15:20 ] and Assyrian [2Kgs 15:29 ] kings. In 2Chr 16:4 it is called Abelmaim, i.e., Abel on the waters. Today, in its place, there is a small Christian village called Abil el-Kamh on the west bank of the Jordan, directly opposite the ancient Dan.
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Abel-beth-maachah
meadow of the house of Maachah, a city in the north of Palestine, in the neighbourhood of Dan and Ijon, in the tribe of Naphtali. It was a place of considerable strength and importance. It is called a "mother in Israel", i.e., a metropolis (2Sam 20:19 ). It was besieged by Joab (2Sam 20:14 ), by Benhadad (1Kings 15:20), and by Tiglath-pileser (2Kings 15:29) about B.C. 734.
EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary