Places in the Bible · Settlement

Cabul

Cabul is a settlement mentioned in 1 verse. Its most likely location is Kabul. The name means “displeasing; dirty.”

Where is Cabul?

Approx. 32.8683, 35.2114 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps

Possible modern locations

IdentificationTypeConfidence
KabulsettlementHigh
Rosh ZayitsettlementMedium

Cabul in the Bible dictionary

A town on the eastern border of Asher (Josh. 19:27), probably one of the towns given by Solomon to Hiram; the modern Kabul, some 8 miles east of Accho, on the very borders of Galilee.

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain. Full dictionary entry →

Verses that mention Cabul

  • Joshua 19:27

    And turneth toward the sunrising to Beth–dagon, and reacheth to Zebulun, and to the valley of Jiphthah–el toward the north side of Beth–emek, and Neiel, and goeth out to Cabul on the left hand,