Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Ahlab?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Khirbet al Mahalib.

First appears in Judges 1:31 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Fatness, a town of Asher lying within the unconquered Phoenician border (Judg. 1:31), north-west of the Sea of Galilee; commonly identified with Giscala, now el-Jish. Modern identification: Khirbet al Mahalib.

Ahlab is represented in the local geography layer as Khirbet al Mahalib. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Judges 1:31 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Key passages

Appears in

Judges

1 chapter · 1 verse mention