Atlas  Jokmeam (Jokneam) and surrounding area Maps Created using Biblemapper 3.0 Additional data from OpenBible.info Occurrences 1 Kings 4:12 Baana the son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth Shean which is beside Zarethan, beneath Jezreel, from Beth Shean to Abel Meholah, as far as beyond Jokmeam;Encyclopedia JOKMEAMjok'-me-am (yoqme`am): A town in Mt. Ephraim assigned to the Kohathite Levites (1 Chronicles 6:68), named along with Gezer and Beth-horon. Its place is taken by Kibzaim in Joshua 21:22 (in Septuagint here the name is omitted). It is mentioned again in 1 Kings 4:12 (the King James Version wrongly "Jokneam"), where it seems to indicate some position to the East of Ephraim. So far no identification is possible. Strong's Hebrew H3361: Yoqmeam"let the people be established," a city in Northern Israel |
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