Thematic Bible: Beth-maachah
Thematic Bible
Beth-maachah » A city » A city of the territory of the tribe of manasseh
In the days of Pekah king of Israel, came Tiglathpileser, king of Assyria, and took Ijon, Abelbethmaacah, Janoah, Kadesh, Hazor, Gilead, Galilee, and all the land of Naphtali, and carried them away to Assyria.
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And he went through all the tribes of Israel unto Abel-Bethmaacah and all Berim. And the people gathered unto him and went also after him. And they came and besieged him in Abel-Bethmaacah. And they cast up a bank against the city, and it was besieged: All the people that was with Joab laboured busily to overthrow the wall.
And she said, "It hath been a common saying in the old time: 'Men must ask of Abel, and then go and finish the work.'
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