1. Judges 21:8 (ESV)
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Where was Jabesh-gilead located?

Judges 21:8 (ESV)

8 And they said, “What one is there of the tribes of Israel that did not come up to the LORD to Mizpah?” And behold, no one had come to the camp from Jabesh-gilead, to the assembly.

Jabesh-gilead was about 36 kilometres (22 miles) south of the Sea of Galilee, and 1.6 kilometres (1 mile) east of the Jordan River.

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