Bible Dictionary
Jabesh
Jabesh is a shortened form of Jabesh-gilead, the town east of the Jordan. The name is also borne by the father of Shallum, king of Israel.
Definition
Jabesh is a shortened form of Jabesh-gilead, a town east of the Jordan. The name also belongs to the father of Shallum, who seized the throne of Israel after the death of Zachariah. The name means “dry.”
Biblical Usage
Jabesh refers to Jabesh-gilead in the account of Saul’s rescue of the town from the Ammonites. As a personal name, Jabesh identifies the father of Shallum, king of Israel.
Historical Background
Jabesh-gilead was located east of the Jordan in the region of Gilead. The personal name Jabesh is distinct from the shortened geographical designation, though both are represented by the same form.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Dry. (1.) For Jabesh-Gilead (1 Sam. 11:3, 9, 10). (2.) The father of Shallum (2 Kings 15:10, 13, 14), who usurped the throne of Israel on the death of Zachariah.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(dry).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>ja'-besh (yabhesh): A short form of JABESH-GILEAD (which see).</p>