Bible Dictionary
Jekabzeel
Jekabzeel was the fuller form of Kabzeel, a town on Judah’s southern frontier. It is mentioned among the settlements of the returned exiles.
Definition
Jekabzeel is the fuller form of Kabzeel. It was a city of Judah situated on the southern frontier and is mentioned in the list of settlements associated with the returned community.
Biblical Usage
Jekabzeel occurs in the postexilic settlement list of Nehemiah, where it identifies a Judahite town.
Historical Background
The name means “what God gathers.” Its relationship to Kabzeel is one of expanded form rather than a separate place in the supplied material.
Scripture References
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Smith's Bible Dictionary
(what God gathers), a fuller form of the name of Kabzeel, the most remote city of Judah on the southern frontier. (Nehemiah 11:25)